The one guitarist Eddie Van Halen though could make his song better: “I wish somebody would take that technique”
The radical departure for the guitar god.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 01/2026
The musician David Crosby hailed as one of the best singers alive: “An astounding talent”
The true vocal legends.
“The greatest drummer of all time,” according to Phil Collins
The ultimate percussionist by Collins’s standards.
The one singer Linda Ronstadt couldn’t stand listening to: “Just white noise to me”
The sound of white noise.
The musician Paul McCartney called better than Jimi Hendrix: “It hit me so hard”
Going beyond traditional music.
“The most electrifying” music ever made, according to Brian Wilson: “It turned me on so much”
Blending the old and new sounds of music.
The metal frontman Bob Dylan thinks is being “overlooked” by everyone
The song content underneath the theatrics.
The best Wings single, according to Paul McCartney: “I was in a sensuous mood”
The peak of their 1970s flight.
The “genius” musician who could do everything, according to Tom Petty
An inventor behind the soundboard.
David Bowie’s impossible personal problems with Tin Machine: “That was pretty sad”
Losing that artistic fire.
