The one band The Edge called the opposite of U2: “Aggressive in a sort of passive way”
Not the best musical combination.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 12/2025
The greatest guitar soloist of all time, according to Jimmy Page: “He doesn’t stop”
Shaping the rock guitar all over again.
The one musician Linda Ronstadt said was better than anyone in California: “More evolved”
In his own creative league.
Tom Petty’s greatest piece of writing: “That may be my favourite”
The purest sound of musical magic.
The one “weird” Foo Fighters song Taylor Hawkins struggled to play live
Playing mind games while onstage.
Rob Reiner’s children, Jake and Romy, break silence on murder of parents: “Horrific and devastating”
Their brother Nick has been charged with their murder.
The one album that brought Stevie Nicks back to music: “What I really wanted to say”
The return of the ‘Gold Dust Woman’
The one singer Paul Simon said no one should follow: “You don’t want to die at age 42”
Not the best example.
The one song idea Don Henley thought the Eagles butchered: “Pretty clumsy”
Not fulfilling the potential.
The most insulting Van Halen song Sammy Hagar ever sang: “About an escaped convict”
Never taking him seriously.
The Beatles song John Lennon thought Jesus would dismiss: “Wouldn’t mean that much to him”
Against the Fab track record.