David Bowie’s problem with avant-garde rock: “A lot of Zappa’s things flatten me”
Losing the plot a little bit.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 02/2026
The singer Keith Richards wishes he never met: “One of the few disappointments in my life”
The biggest musical disappointment.
The one album Neil Young refused to talk about: “It stands on its own”
Hitting too close to the bone.
The one singer Linda Ronstadt listens to the most: “Voice like cracked crystal”
The voice that never goes out of style.
The one band Sammy Hagar was always competing with: “We’re mad at them”
Always looking to be one better.
The one singer Tom Petty needed to stop working with: “It wasn’t a great idea”
Not meant to last forever.