The one show that left Robert Plant in tears: “I was the only one who carried this thing”
The emotional weight of moving on.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 07/2024
The album John Lennon said was “as good as anything I’ve done”
The most vulnerable thing he ever made.
The movie that gave Steven Spielberg freedom: “Making it up as we went along”
Not having to take orders anymore
The U2 album Bono thought was a misfire: “Great idea for an album”
Not working out the way he wanted.
The song Stevie Nicks called “the most exciting thing I ever heard”
The immediate spark of creativity.
The Oasis song Noel Gallagher says no one understands: “It’s just so pathetic”
Nowhere close to what you thought.
From Steinbeck to Hemingway: John Prine’s favourite books of all time
The literate side of songwriting
The Nirvana song they almost butchered on ‘MTV Unplugged’: “These people are going to have to wait”
Almost turning into a trainwreck.
