The guitarist Jeff Beck crowned the greatest of all time: “We all wondered what we were going to do”
A pioneering figure.
From The Vault Archives: 07/2026
The one genre Sting knew was never going to last: “I’m not saying that music always ends up wimpy”
A much younger demographic.
The singer Brian Wilson never wanted to talk to again: “I can’t be around the guy”
Only tolerating him.
The “ridiculous” 1973 song Ringo Starr rejected that went on to sell three million copies in three weeks
“Never show this song to anybody again.”
The 1968 cover that highlighted the brilliance of ‘Light My Fire’: “Made his whole career”
“Totally different than us.”
The bands Chris Cornell thought were complete sellouts: “I knew it would happen”
The worst side of corporate rock.
The 1974 song Joe Perry crowned as Aerosmith’s greatest ballad: “The one I liked best”
The darker side of sensitivity.
The one artist Stevie Nicks called a musical soulmate: “Everything I wanted”
The best kind of partnership.