The 2015 Van Halen album Sammy Hagar wanted to delete: “Some pretty rough vocals”
The wrong legacy to leave behind.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 05/2026
The 1991 Guns N’ Roses song Axl Rose calls his masterpiece: “Off the top of my head”
From struggles to starry-eyed.
The one genre Paul Simon needed to stop writing: “We would have broken up”
Not what he wanted to be known for.
The 1991 Rush song Geddy Lee always regretted: “It was a strange tune”
Getting too progressive for their own good.
The 2003 song Stevie Nicks couldn’t stand performing: “She thought it was dirty”
Not her style of song.
The 1995 album Dave Grohl would never perform live in full: “I f**king hate that”
The lazy side of rock and roll.
The 1969 album Billy Joel wanted to delete forever: “It was too loud”
Wanting to be erased from memory.
The 1980 Genesis song that Tony Banks couldn’t stand: “It just seemed rather insubstantial”
A bit too closer to traditional pop.
The Brian May song that Eric Clapton couldn’t stand: “It was so horrible”
Not as flattering as he thought.
The 1980s artist Rick Rubin never wanted to become: “I try not to fall into that trap”
Far too one dimensional for him.