The one musician that Hans Zimmer calls “the master”
“Look at the craftsmanship, at the inventiveness…”
Author: Elle Palmer
The “lyrically naive” songwriter Paul Simon said didn’t think hard enough
A songwriter lacking in depth.
The one songwriter who means everything to Mark Knopfler: “The most important”
“From the age of 12 onwards, really…”
The legendary song Joni Mitchell dismissed as “arbitrary”
“It’s a nice little ditty, you know? It’s fun to get into.”
Johnny Marr’s 10 favourite songs: “The Smiths you can dance to”
From Sister Sledge to the Pet Shop Boys.
The most original album Rick Rubin has ever heard: “It doesn’t sound like anything else”
A raw and powerful debut record.
The song Joni Mitchell wrote to break up with David Crosby: “She packed up her guitar and left”
“Falling for her was a little like falling into a cement mixer.”