The queen of vocalists, according to Bonnie Raitt: “There’s never been anybody better”
The vocal power of a hurricane.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 06/2024
Never Recognised: The Beatles songs George Harrison never got credit for
Never recognised for his genius.
The argument that almost ended Nirvana: “I don’t want to be in a band with someone like that”
Almost the beginning of the end.
The song Pete Townshend used to insult his audience: “I’m not going to be your tool”
Not going along with the program.
The song that changed Ozzy Osbourne’s life: “We should write scary music”
Painting the rock scene pitch black.
The frontman Kurt Cobain was bored watching: “He’s such an egotistical person”
Too macho for his taste.
“Very Sophisticated”: the artist Graham Nash called more advanced than any of their peers
Building the bridge to bigger things.
The Darkness Within: Tom Waits names his favourite Nick Cave song
The key to the macabre side of songs.
The iconic lyric Bono never wanted to sing: “I’ll sing any line but that one”
A lyric that was too on the nose.
The artist Tom Petty thought was better than Shakespeare: “Pales in comparison”
The most engaging lyricist of the modern age.