The musician Eric Clapton called “the father figure I never really had”
Showing him the way forward.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2026
The legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen refused to be compared to: “The complete opposite”
Maintained he was different.
“That’s what I want to do”: The bassist who blew Geezer Butler away
He first heard him at the age of 17.
“I thought I’d gone to heaven”: the one person Lou Reed owed his entire career to
The right place at the right time.
The musician Lindsey Buckingham was never comfortable with: “Something I was distanced from”
Not nearly as welcoming.
The genre that touched Billy Joel’s heart the most: “Dragged me away and seduced me”
Shining brighter than rock and roll.
