The role Christian Bale said he went “too far” playing: “A difficult long process”
A shell of his usual self.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 07/2024
The guitarist Robbie Krieger tried to avoid imitating: “I wanted to be different”
Straying away from the copycats.
Why Sammy Hagar almost didn’t want to join Van Halen: “I didn’t like that band”
“Let’s see what they want from me”
The one musician Jack White called more punk than Sex Pistols: “Pretty bold”
Upsetting the rock establishment.
The odd Pearl Jam song Mike McCready thought was “the best we had ever done”
Finding beauty in the oddities.
The Led Zeppelin album that changed Dave Grohl’s life: “Saved some light in me”
Starting to find his true calling.
The Pink Floyd album that ruined Nick Mason’s confidence: “Wasn’t sounding like himself”
Not having the same faith in his playing.
The one collaborator Paul McCartney said was irreplaceable: “It was boring”
Not the best but essential.
The Metallica album Lars Ulrich said could never be made again: “It became mental exercises”
“Couldn’t get any more self-absorbed”
The vocal performance Daniel Lanois thought was perfect: “I can’t imagine it better”
“Sang like an angel”