“Shut the fuck up”: The only producer who dared to silence Stevie Wonder
“Just being crazy…”
From The Vault Archives: 06/2026
The 1970s singer Bruce Springsteen called the best songwriter: “Built like the Rock of Gibraltar”
The best kind of wordsmith.
The 1976 album Joni Mitchell knew no one else could make: “Really inspired”
The profound side of music.
The Fleetwood Mac album Stevie Nicks can’t stand: “The tour was very hard for me”
Not having her voice heard as much.
The 1972 hit Steely Dan song Donald Fagen couldn’t stand: “Not very sophisticated”
The first taste of complexity.
The 1968 song Jimi Hendrix wished he could have written: “It comes from you”
Using psychedelia as a model.
The 1974 song Don Henley thought gave Eagles credibility: “I was proud to do it”
Making the banjo sing.