“There were blue lights flashing”: When Yes caused Ritchie Blackmore to set his own show on fire
Licks that can literally burn people.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 02/2025
“I still don’t know”: Why Billy Joel never fully figured out ‘River of Dreams’
A bit more cerebral than usual.
Why Eric Clapton almost didn’t play the Rainbow Concerts: “I had to prop him up”
Bullied into legendary status.
“But so what?”: Roger Waters on why ‘The Final Cut’ was his most personal record
His emotional watermark.
“Who knows what would have happened”: The artist Jeff Beck said gave him a career
The start of a new beginning.
Why Robert Plant is grateful he wasn’t in Genesis: “That’s something you can never get round”
Fear of getting typecast.
“I’ve never tried”: Keith Richards on why he would never match George Benson
Not the way his fingers move.
