‘Little Room’: The White Stripes song about Jack White’s fear of selling out
“There’s an idea about authenticity and pureness in art.”
Music Archives: 01/2025
Mavis Staples: The one singer Bob Dylan called his “favourite voice”
“One of my favourite groups of all time”.
‘The Stories of the Street’: Joni Mitchell’s favourite Leonard Cohen song
Mitchell and Cohen were a potent pair.
Brian May on The Beatles: “John Lennon was at the heart of this awesome power”
“It became apparent…”
‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’: The one vocal take George Harrison called “toilet singing”
Not the version he would have liked.
John Lennon on how Chuck Berry influenced an entire generation: ‘Writing good and intelligent lyrics’
Rock and roll with taste.