‘City of Night’: The erotic novel that inspired The Doors song ‘L.A. Woman’
A vitally important 1963 novel.
Author: Ben Forrest Archives: 12/2024
“Proper dude”: Noel Gallagher on one of the best rockstars he ever met
“This guy is a complete fan of music.”
“More punk than anything”: Jack White on the greatest show he’d ever seen
“More punk than anything.”
The blues song Eric Clapton was scared to listen to: “I really coudn’t deal with it”
“I really couldn’t deal with it.”
“Genuflecting”: The song that made Jack Black recognise Leonard Cohen’s genius
“I’ve gotta see what all the hubbub is about.”
“A mind-producer”: The bizarre moment when George Martin arrived to produce America
“He said it was too hot in L.A.”
“Of his day”: The artist Eddie Vedder claimed to be one of the first rockstars
“Today, we have no idea who he is.”
“Very depressing”: The album that made Jeff Beck question his own playing
“I often did things for nothing.”
The records that made Lou Reed love rock and roll: “They encompassed everything”
“They encompassed everything that was missing from my world.”
“I rue it”: The Led Zeppelin song Robert Plant thinks could’ve been a masterpiece
“I can’t hear the words!”