“Most personal to me”: The one song Dolly Parton will always be proud of
The lessons people need to hear.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 06/2025
“I’m dropping that”: The one song Roger Waters said was too hard to play live
Not easy to translate.
“What am I gonna do?”: What song did Pete Townshend think would end his career?
The first sink-or-swim moment.
“You have to”: The one artist Bruce Springsteen studied to become a legend
Truly internalising the legends.
“A highlight of my career”: The George Michael song his label forced him to scrap
Going back to the drawing board.
“It used to frustrate me”: The one element of The Who that Roger Daltrey never liked
Never having any fun with it.
“I insisted”: The one Oasis song Noel Gallagher never allowed Liam to sing
The one tune that was off-limits.
“You don’t get the joke”: What did Paul McCartney consider to be too British?
Not always in on the joke.
“Makes me really mad”: The song Eddie Vedder said didn’t represent Pearl Jam
The grungy sounds of soft-rock.
“Apart from everybody”: Which songwriter did Glenn Frey call better than Bruce Springsteen?
The empathy beyond the classics.