“This guy’s amazing”: the guitarist Eddie Van Halen asked Alice Cooper to arrange lessons with
“Oh my gosh, this guy’s amazing.”
From The Vault Archives: 06/2024
Neil Young on how ‘Harvest Moon’ surprised him: “It blew my mind how well it all turned out”
The Canadian songwriter surprised himself with how well one of his beloved tracks panned out.
The concert Tom Petty considered a high point of his career: “That was a great night”
Giving back to his heroes.
George Michael: The pop star Elton John called “one of the most brilliant songwriters”
“Certainly one of the best vocalists ever.”
John Lennon on why people misunderstood ‘Working Class Hero’: “It had nothing to do with socialism”
Not as political as it seems.
Bob Dylan on why ‘Blood on the Tracks’ always confused him: “It’s hard to relate to that”
Not the most relatable content.
How Robert Plant got Joan Jett arrested in England: “Put me in a jail cell”
An unfortunate incident…
The four “incredible” musicians David Gilmour thinks every guitarist should copy
After grasping the basics, David Gilmour would copy his favourite guitarists.