John Lennon named The Beatles song that turned the “middle classes” onto the band
Attention from the upper classes.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2024
The artist Neil Young called “my biggest guitar hero”
The Canadian star helped redefine the electric guitar for the grunge era.
‘Freaky Styley’: The Red Hot Chili Peppers album Flea called “too obscure” to be a hit
Not the best commercial potential.
Joni Mitchell’s issue with Grace Slick and Janis Joplin: “Very insecure”
“I always thought the women of song don’t get along, and I don’t know why that is.”
‘Mirage’: The Fleetwood Mac album Christine McVie described as “nuts”
“It’s still a pretty eccentric record.”
The Aerosmith song Steven Tyler thought resurrected the band: “It rebirthed a whole new us”
Lighting a fire under their ass.
The stars Tom Petty didn’t want to be compared to: “I prefer to be a little off my rocker”
Nothing anticipating his next move.
The producer Stevie Nicks hated working with: “This is not my record”
Washing her hands of the album.
The song Bob Dylan called an out-of-body experience: “It transports you”
Going into different musical terrain.
The Jethro Tull album Ian Anderson called a “step too far”
Too ambitious for anyone to take seriously.