The 1981 song David Bowie insisted on not singing
The wrong voice for the song.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 05/2026
The 1983 gig that ended The Police, according to Sting: “It’s boring”
The performance that became the end of an era.
The 1985 song Stevie Nicks could never improve on: “Some vocals are magic and simply not able to beat”
The height of her vocal prowess.
The 1960s band Phil Collins always felt closest to: “I always felt like I knew them”
A firm basis to start with.
The 1975 album Pete Townshend could never relate to: “I felt detached from my own songs”
The right songs with the wrong drive.
The moment in 1990 Chris Cornell called “the death of the innocence” in grunge
When music goes from fun to deadly serious.
The 1973 Rolling Stones song that their label tried to destroy: “They’ve given us a lot of trouble”
Not suitable for the public.
The 1965 song Tom Petty could never understand: “Over our heads”
The complicated side of the British invasion.
The 2001 Slipknot song that Corey Taylor recorded naked: “Did that song in two takes”
Suffering for your art.