“I don’t think it would have been good”: Tom Petty on the secret weapon behind the Heartbreakers
Finetuning the sounds of heartland rock.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 10/2024
“The most insane drum beat”: the song Dave Grohl thought was impossible to play
Becoming a drumming machine.
“I haven’t done one like that”: the song John Lennon always wanted to match
Hitting the rock and roll gold standard.
‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’: The most out-of-tune song The Beatles ever made
Not even close to standard pitch.
“I don’t think about it at all”: The classic album Eric Clapton never listened to
The harsh critique from a guitar god.
“He did my exact solo”: The guitarist Eddie Van Halen said copied his every note
From a hero to a copycat.