The best musicians in the Eagles, according to Don Henley: “I’m not a great drummer”
The beating heart behind the band.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 11/2025
The only guitarist Eric Clapton thought could play like him: “Played from the same origin”
The six-string confidante.
George Harrison and Bob Dylan pick the best Traveling Wilburys album: “A stronger record”
Everything they could want/
The “most sensational” singer Robert Plant said could have replaced him in a heartbeat
The other options out there.
The one song Paul Simon turned into a hit after 400 years: “That’s really a hit”
A hit centuries in the making.
The Beatles song George Martin thought was “too boring for words”
Not impressed with their first offerings.
The one Paul McCartney song too good to give to Ringo Starr: “I thought it would suit me better”
Keeping the best for himself.
The one member of Queen that intimidated Freddie Mercury: “Don’t underestimate him”
Breaking his vows of silence.
The one Foo Fighters song Dave Grohl impressed himself with: “That’s my favourite thing we ever recorded”
The benchmark to a new sound.
