The bands Elton John thought had no musical talent
Hardly the best in their field.
From The Vault Archives: 01/2026
The one Queen song Brian May never got tired of playing: “It’s got a lot of energy and power”
Always happy to perform.
Lou Reed’s favourite singer of all time: “Voice of an angel”
“I love him and I never want to say goodbye.”
The double-diamond selling album that Eddie Vedder desperately wanted to flop
“We are not user-friendly”.
The song that reinvented Sparks: “It just sounded so amazing”
“We thought maybe it would be a really good way for us to go”.
The Queen song Freddie Mercury refused to play piano on: “It’s tiny and horrible”
Not satisfied with the instrumentation.
The one singer Rod Stewart loved everything about: “I admire the guy’s courage”
The perfect rock and roll showman.
How did The White Stripes end up in a Jim Jarmusch movie?
“Earth as a conductor of acoustical resonance”.
