The only genre Elvis Costello couldn’t stand: “These people are ludicrous”
“Can you imagine how square that sounds?”
From The Vault Archives: 02/2026
The guitarist Jimi Hendrix had to copy to reach greatness: “Jimi was in his infancy”
The groove behind the licks.
Mick Ronson was the secret to the success of Ziggy Stardust: “The perfect foil”
The ideal collaborator.
The classic Carpenters song that began life as a jingle: “For a wedding ceremony”
Capitalistic romance.
The one genre Phil Collins never enjoyed listening to: “I never ever liked that music”
Not his flavour of rock and roll.
Paul McCartney on the untouchable qualities of Doris Day: “Always hit the mark”
Working that musical magic.
