The 2000 song Joni Mitchell that would become her “definitive performance”
Seeing things in a different light.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 05/2026
The 2009 song Bob Dylan felt wouldn’t be made again: “Trample over music like that”
Not being passed down.
The 1986 song that made Van Halen fall in love with Sammy Hagar: “They got all excited”
Resurrecting the band.
The 1995 phone call that made Glenn Frey a lifelong enemy: “That’s the deal”
Forever cutting off ties.
The 1970s icon Elton John never got to reconcile with: “Not the best of friends”
Breaking things off poorly.
The classic 1971 song Keith Richards never wanted Mick Jagger to play: “I’d never let him”
Not the time or the place.
The 1994 author Paul McCartney said lied through his teeth: “Like hell it was”
Not getting everything right.
The 1970s legend Phil Collins was never able to please: “It doesn’t go like that”
Not treated like an equal.
The band Brian May knew would be remembered forever: “Long after all of us have left”
Once on the charts, forever in our hearts.
The band that Jimmy Page couldn’t stand being compared to: “It really pissed me off”
Not the guitarist they thought he was.