“What’s he doing?!”: The one song Tom Petty thought was a terrible waste
Hurting his track record.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 03/2026
“Good material is timeless”: The Eagles song Don Henley thinks will last forever
Still around after all these years.
“Like pulling teeth”: The song Eddie Van Halen forced Sammy Hagar to sing
Never quite clicking like it should.
One Metallica album made them hate their producer: “I never wanted to see him again”
Classics being birthed through pain.
“It doesn’t really count”: Dave Grohl’s “least favourite” Foo Fighters song
Just a bit of filler between classics.
“One of my great heroes”: The singer Paul McCartney said he would love forever
The immortal sounds of rock and roll.
“I was hoping to get a call”: The one singer Phil Collins always wanted to join
Getting the one song right.
“I don’t want you to sue me”: The Prince song inspired by cheesy classic rock
Rock and roll plagiarism.
“Too much about my life”: The Paul Simon album that ended the chance of a Simon & Garfunkel reunion
Hitting far too close to home.
The one song Bono said was everything great about music: “That’s all you need to know”
All the right elements in one place.