The Jimi Hendrix song that changed Peter Gabriel’s life: “My ear perked up” “Songs are like memory stamps.” Kelly Murphy Jul 7, 2025
Carole King’s favourite Joni Mitchell songs of all time: “Congratulations, Joni, and thank you” “I loved the simplicity”. Kelly Murphy Jul 6, 2025
When Grace Jones held a corporate show to ransom: “Well, give us all your jewellery and watches” “I didn’t do the show”. Kelly Murphy Jul 6, 2025
The Green Day song that left Tré Cool “a bloody mess” “I admired him for that.” Kelly Murphy Jul 6, 2025
Why ‘War Pigs’ is the only song that captures the significance of Black Sabbath’s send-off “It never goes away”. Kelly Murphy Jul 6, 2025
The Kate Bush songs that reference her other songs and albums “On a cloudbusting kind of day”. Kelly Murphy Jul 5, 2025
The song Heart were surprised was a hit: “Lost in translation” An unexpected favourite. Kelly Murphy Jul 5, 2025
The overlooked Alice in Chains song Jerry Cantrell calls “brilliant” Overlooked by its own shadow. Kelly Murphy Jul 5, 2025
The musician Carole King calls her “sister in songwriting” “I loved the simplicity.” Kelly Murphy Jul 5, 2025
The era of music Tom Petty called too “pompous” and “pretentious” “They have to be careful.” Kelly Murphy Jul 5, 2025
The botched gig that caused Blondie to break up: “Thrown to the lions” “Unbeknownst to us.” Kelly Murphy Jul 5, 2025