The guitarist Alex Lifeson called absolutely perfect: “He can handle anything”
The art of leaving space in the mix.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 07/2024
The musician Don Henley said “never understood” rock: “He never messed with it”
“Not programmed in that area”
Chris Cornell thought Seattle would hate him: “A little too attractive”
Not the kind of rock they were looking for.
The Rolling Stones song that was too difficult to perform live: “It’s never worked”
The one song that never came together.
“I freaked out like everyone else”: Glenn Frey names the ‘Great American Supergroup’
The golden age of California rock.
The band Lars Ulrich called “more unpredictable” than Led Zeppelin: “That element of danger”
Giving him a sense of adventure.
I Contain Multitudes: How ‘I’m Not There’ complicates ‘A Complete Unknown’
Capturing the essence of the legend.
The moment Tony McCarroll’s time in Oasis came to an end: ‘You have to get it together’
Hurting their chances as a rock staple.
The album John Paul Jones resented being released: “I’ve never understood why”
No point in going back to the legend.
The genre Tom Petty thought should die: “I think it’s just dreadful”
“I think we can dismiss it as a genre”
“Fuck a pig, it’s Paul!”: The song John Lennon became obsessed with
The stranger side of rock and roll.