“It was a step up”: The first great song Paul Simon ever wrote
His first brush with classics.
From The Vault Archives: 06/2025
Phil Ochs’ bitter feud with Bob Dylan: “It was like there was a noose in the middle of the room”
A folk scene friendship quickly dissolved.
“Buddy Rich is a load of shit”: How Paul McCartney hit back at a scathing Quincy Jones
“The worst musicians in the world.”
“Got me off the ground”: The artist who dragged Jeff Beck out of retirement
An essential source of inspiration.
“Their stuff never dates”: The two artists Elton John called “the best out there”
The absolute peak of songwriting.
“He was a master”: The most overlooked guitarist ever, according to Eric Clapton
“Quirky and a little bit light”.
“It was extraordinary”: The one person that led Jimmy Page away from Led Zeppelin
Going against his main outfit.
