The song Brian May called “the most beautiful” Freddie Mercury ever made
The height of his powers.
From The Vault Archives: 04/2026
“War medal”: The painful album Pete Townshend vowed never to make again
The record was made amid chaos in his personal life.
Supporting Janis Joplin taught Stevie Nicks the art of live performance: “I thought, ‘Whoa’”
“I learned more from her during that hour and a half than any hour and a half in my life.”
The complete lie that gave The Police a career: “We decided to pull a scam”
Fake it until you make it.
The one artist that made David Bowie love rock and roll: “I got my father to help me”
Working with a new flavour.
The one bandmate Tony Iommi couldn’t stand the sight of: “I used to beat him up”
Absolutely nowhere near him.