The 1950s singer George Harrison called his greatest inspiration: “He was opening up new worlds”
Showing him the way.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2026
The jazz drummer Neil Peart immediately fell in love with: “I love his playing”
The essence of musical taste.
“Still my favourite”: The greatest rock lyric ever written, according to Bono
“It does not describe itself as poetry. It’s better.”
The “perfect” 1967 song Damon Albarn wishes he had written
“I was making a record with David Bowie… But that only lasted 24 hours.”
“That’s the way I went”: the two singers Rod Stewart always wanted to sound like
“That’s the way I went.”