The artists Roger Waters called “the root of everything I do”
A lasting impact…
From The Vault Archives: 01/2026
The Simon and Garfunkel song Paul Simon happily disowned: “It doesn’t feel attached to me”
He claimed to not feel “attached” to the composition.
The one musician Bob Dylan is certain “never made a bad record”
“Bob Dylan said a very nice thing to me once…”
‘Astronomy Dominé’: Syd Barrett and the roots of Pink Floyd’s intergalactic sound
A trailblazing track…
Why was Linda Ronstadt banned from Las Vegas?: “She will not be welcomed back”
Too political for some people’s tastes.
The one singer Elton John called the greatest rock songwriter of all time
The sound of rock and roll’s first steps.
Why James Murphy thought Miles Davis was “tediously populist”
A classic 2005 case of uber-contrarianism.
