Author: Arun Starkey Archives: 01/2026

Axl Rose - Singer - Guns N' Roses - 1992

Five cutting quotes from musicians who truly hate Axl Rose

A divisive character, to say the least.

Jan 20, 2026

Buffalo Springfield

The bitter Buffalo Springfield song Richie Furay wrote about Neil Young

A surprise discovery.

Jan 17, 2026

Dave Grohl, QOTSA and the story of the best drums in rock

“The greatest rock drummer of all time,” according to Dave Grohl

Iconic.

Jan 16, 2026

Geezer Butler - Bass Player - Musician - 1983

The heavy metal album Geezer Butler wishes he wrote: “One of the few metal albums I could listen to”

A classic record.

Jan 14, 2026

Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath - 2017

The guitarist who made Tony Iommi fall in love with rock ‘n’ roll: “I really enjoyed the thought of having a guitar”

A legend of the six-string.

Jan 14, 2026

Tom Cruise - Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning - Part 2 - 2025

The one movie scene Tom Cruise called an “emotional orgasm”

One of his most underrated movies.

Jan 13, 2026

Steely Dan - Walter Becker - Donald Fagen

Did Steely Dan really invent the term “gaslighting”?

One of their many cultural additions.

Jan 13, 2026

Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen

The one guitarist Eddie Van Halen thought was “beyond” everybody else: “The master of riffs”

Hard to disagree with his point.

Jan 13, 2026

Freddie Mercury - 1970's - Musician - Queen - Carl Lender

The legendary song Queen wrote about a “real motherf*cker of a gentleman”

A scathing moment.

Jan 10, 2026

Don Henley - The Eagles - 2019 - Musician

The song Don Henley felt was below the Eagles’ standards: “A clash of styles”

A fan favourite.

Jan 9, 2026

Bob Dylan - The Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975

The one musician Bob Dylan is certain “never made a bad record”

“Bob Dylan said a very nice thing to me once…”

Jan 6, 2026

Robert Smith - The Cure

The Cure song so depressing Robert Smith hated singing it: “There really is no way out”

Too much even for him.

Jan 5, 2026