The bands that Sting couldn’t stand listening to: “I just hated”
The exact opposite of him.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2026
The 1982 song that Paul McCartney struggled to perform live: “It’s a very charged experience”
The emotional powerhouse.
The 1987 Guns N’ Roses song that features real sex: “It wasn’t really romantic”
Musical carnal knowledge.
The Who song from 1968 that John Entwistle couldn’t stand: “That bloody elephant call”
“That bloody elephant call.”
The dingy London venue where Courtney Love uncovered the next big rock group
You might call it a hidden gem?
Why Freddie Mercury had to escape Michael Jackson in 1983: “I’m recording with a llama”
A bizarre encounter between music titans.
The 1993 album Phil Collins was the most proud of: “It’s my favourite”
The most personal significance.
The little-known song that changed the 1960s for Jimmy Page: “That’s wild! That’s serious!”
Turning counterculture inside out.