The 1985 album that pushed Sting to breaking point: “Completely and utterly mad”
Suffering for his art.
From The Vault Archives: 06/2026
The 1986 song Elton John didn’t want to be seen with: “I declined to put my name on it”
Trying to erase from existence.
The 1979 Pink Floyd song that defeated David Gilmour: “Couldn’t play it properly”
Not playing it the proper way.
The 1979 Led Zeppelin song Robert Plant has grown to hate: “I rue it now”
A far cry from its true potential.
The 2011 Radiohead song Thom Yorke struggles to sing: “A real bastard”
A different animal on the stage.
“The aggravation”: the 1980 show Roger Waters couldn’t wait to finish
“The aggravation of getting it together…”
The 1986 Genesis song that is “just as relevant” today as ever
“The world still seems pretty bizarre.”
The musician Lana Del Rey considered her “greatest modern-day inspiration”
“I just love him so much.”
The best riff ever made, according to Keith Richards: “He said it all right there”
The heart of the blues.
