The one songwriter Bob Dylan copied “phrase for phrase”
Learning to take on a character.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 12/2025
The Eagles album that made one member want to quit the band: “Maybe I should go”
Fighting for his artistic voice.
The one Led Zeppelin song John Paul Jones struggled to play: “That’s the hardest riff I ever wrote”
Too challenging for one of Zeppelin’s finest.
The one Beatles classic George Martin said he was “most proud of”
The sophisticated side of experimentation.
The band Kurt Cobain and Noel Gallagher both called their favourite: “Absolute heroes”
Dismantling all of rock and roll.
The song Bob Dylan wanted to be the theme song for his generation: “I knew exactly what I wanted to write”
Asking the real questions.
The one drummer Neil Peart said was out of his league: “Too far out of reach”
The prototype for all heavy hitters.
The one Queen song Brian May thought was too overdone: “Freddie had his hand on my guitar”
Becoming too over-the-top.
