The bizarre true story that inspired Dire Straits’ ‘Money for Nothing’
“That ain’t working.”
Author: Elle Palmer
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.”
The one singer Freddie Mercury wished he could sing like and put “above all others”
She is “above all other singers”.
The Stevie Nicks songs inspired by the books she loved: “Someone sent them to me”
Infusing lyrics with literary influences.
The only movie Michael Caine can’t bear to watch: “One of the worst pictures I did”
“One of the worst pictures I did.”
The unlikely song Jackson Browne calls “one of the greatest of all time”
An iconic hit from their debut record.
