‘Lovesong’: Why Robert Smith was gutted his own song became a hit
Should never have been popular.
From The Vault Archives: 04/2026
The 1968 George Harrison song that humbled Paul McCartney: “Huge humble-pie stuff for Paul”
Seeing him for the genius he was.
The 1969 guitar solo Eddie Van Halen called his favourite ever: “It just fits the song”
Saying the most with one note.
The 1960s band Pete Townshend said The Who could never compete with: “They stole our mantle”
The real rock and roll virtuosos.
The 1971 Deep Purple album Ritchie Blackmore never liked: “We slipped there”
“I don’t think the ideas were there”.
The one singer Stevie Nicks called the most fun to work with: “We built up a little relationship”
The perfect musical friend.
