Why John Lennon was “the greatest singer” of all time, according to Taylor Hawkins
But he wouldn’t win X Factor.
From The Vault Archives: 02/2025
‘The Other Side of This Life’: the lick that shaped Rush’s Geddy Lee
The art of aggressive bottom end.
‘The Sound of Silence’: the classic Sammy Hagar thought was butchered by a “wasted” Eddie Van Halen
Not having the right chops.
Playing through pain: the “burden” that almost ended Tony Iommi’s career before it began
How he moved beyond it.
Why Mick Fleetwood believed he could never match John Bonham: “He understood the whole meaning”
Outside of his rock and roll wheelhouse.
“They were fucking awful”: Why Roger Waters blamed Billy Idol Patti LaBelle and Phil Collins for ruining ‘Tommy’
Never recapturing the same spark.
‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’: the song Paul McCartney wrote when he was sick of being in The Beatles
“We were fed up with being Beatles.”
Mickie Most: the producer who made Jimmy Page want to leave The Yardbirds
Not willing to stick around.