The jazz musicians that influenced Patti Smith more than anyone: “My love of the human voice”
You can hear their influence.
From The Vault Archives: 01/2026
The singer Linda Ronstadt was forever grateful to hear: “We don’t have her anymore”
Forever in her debt.
The Slipknot album Corey Taylor hated with a passion: “F*cking abysmal”
“It was a miserable two years.”
The song that defines Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards: “It’s quite amazing really”
Telepathic connection.
The Stooges song Iggy Pop wrote inspired by his penis: “You write about things of importance”
“‘It’s time to write a rock song, I’d better mention my dick.”
The one musician Joni Mitchell called the pinnacle of music: “It seemed so far away”
Always helping music expand.
The song Bob Dylan wrote to be a “big” anthem: “What the people like to hear”
“This was definitely a song with a purpose.”
