The one band Slash said never made a bad album: “All their records are great”
Making rock a little nastier.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 04/2026
The one band Billy Joel couldn’t stand listening to: “I like intelligent guitar work”
Needing a bit more structure.
The one genre Keith Richards slammed for having no real musicians: “It was a matter of attitude”
Not nearly the right amount of skill.
The one band Roger Waters said meant nothing to him: “That wasn’t about anything”
No real substance there.
The Dire Straits song where Mark Knopfler found his bliss: “Elements falling into place”
The music bouncing off each musician
The song Dolly Parton didn’t want to be remembered for: “A million-dollar monkey”
Not what she was known for.
The counterculture colleague Bob Dylan called hard to get along with: “A colourful and unpredictable character”
Not everyone’s idea of fun.
