The “complete poser” David Crosby couldn’t stand working with
Not seeing the talent.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2026
The 1970 song Brian Wilson called “the most unbelievable piece ever”
Hitting the Beach Boy on a spiritual level.
The 1976 album Paul McCartney wanted to take his name off: “It wasn’t intended like that”
A much greater band effort.
The 1985 concert Bob Dylan wishes he never played: “They screwed around with us”
Everything coming out sideways.
The 1988 Traveling Wilburys song that drove Jeff Lynne crazy: “It wasn’t doing Roy justice”
Not sounding like it should have.
The 2015 Van Halen album Sammy Hagar wanted to delete: “Some pretty rough vocals”
The wrong legacy to leave behind.
The 1991 Guns N’ Roses song Axl Rose calls his masterpiece: “Off the top of my head”
From struggles to starry-eyed.
The one genre Paul Simon needed to stop writing: “We would have broken up”
Not what he wanted to be known for.
The 1992 song Lindsey Buckingham wrote to settle a score with Mick Fleetwood
Setting the record straight.
The 2002 Phil Collins song that came together completely by accident
“I would never have arranged that, that’s fantastic…”