The one album Elton John never wanted to listen to again: “I don’t like it at all”
Sounding way better in his head.
From The Vault Archives: 02/2026
The wholesome story of how a 12-year-old ended up directing an Aphex Twin video
“It’s good to be different.”
The band Metallica couldn’t stand touring with: “It’s not something we want to do again”
The bad blood between rock legends.
The musician Roger Daltrey said will never be equalled again: “Completely out of control”
Too insane for this world.
Siouxsie Sioux’s troubling relationship with Nils Stevenson: “He became erratic and unreliable”
“He’d be waiting outside my house…”
The one musician Bono compared to a prophet: “You have been the holy host”
The U2 frontman picks out one of his all-time favourite artists.
The Dire Straits album that always disappointed Mark Knopfler: “I still don’t think it was a very good record”
It felt rushed and disconnected.
Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ favourite songs of all time: “You can see where the blues came from”
An eclectic selection.