Joe Strummer on why Johnny Rotten was “one of the greatest poets”
“He’s very honest, he won’t bullshit you.”
From The Vault Archives: 05/2024
“He really missed out”: when Ian Curtis criticised Tony Wilson for walking out of a Bauhaus gig
A fraught relationship.
Brittany Howard on why Charles Bradley is her favourite live singer: “It’s just real”
“He sings about his life and a lot of things are hard for him to talk about.”
How did John Fogerty come up with the name Creedence Clearwater Revival?
Getting back to the sounds of nature.
Joni Mitchell’s first impression of David Crosby: “He was paranoid about his hair”
Joni Mitchell remembers the man who helped her achieve fame in the late 1960s.
Mick Fleetwood’s favourite songs from Fleetwood Mac album ‘Rumours’
Three of the drummer’s all-time favourites arived on ‘Rumours’.
Jim Morrison’s favourite period of The Beatles: “They were authentic and very raw”
The garage side of Fab.
The album Sammy Hagar called his peak: “I still love this record today”
The moment where everything came together.
John Lennon’s strange homage to ‘Sesame Street’
Unprompted reference or a necessary moment of respite?
