Why Dennis Wilson was “dumbfounded” by his brother Brian: “He is a master”
The Mozart of his generation.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 05/2024
The Beatles solo album Ringo Starr was always proud of: “It’s a beautiful record”
“He was a beautiful man…”
The Neil Young song he retired from touring: “It sounds like gibberish to me”
Badmouthing one of his classics.
Slash on the song that ended Guns N’ Roses: “That’s the sound of the band breaking up”
“Axl could never look me in the eye”
The rock band Roger Waters thought had nothing to say: “[It] seemed to me like empty posturing”
No function underneath the fashion.
The Aerosmith classic Steven Tyler didn’t remember recording: “Where was I?”
Forgetting his own immortal words.
“Humiliated”: the only early singles Steely Dan actually liked
Still finding their feet as musicians.
The two songs that were painful for Eric Clapton to sing: “It really does require concentration”
The emotional side of ‘Slowhand’.
The band Dave Grohl said was impossible not to like: “The songs are incredible”
Classics baked into their DNA.
