The one musician Don Henley described as his “soul brother”
Having one more in the room.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 04/2026
The Traveling Wilburys member Jeff Lynne enjoyed the most: “The best singer I’ve ever heard”
The land of musical giants.
The classic song Eddie Van Halen forgot how to play and the guitarist how taught him it
Struggling to recreate the magic.
The Beatles album that made John Lennon resent Paul McCartney and the rift it left behind
Not liking the dynamic of the partnership.
The “terrible blow” that made Jeff Beck want to quit music: “I was genuinely sick”
A series of false starts.
The Beatles project Paul McCartney said was bound to fail: “Your vision is different from mine”
The absolute bottom of the barrel.
The Genesis song Phil Collins said was too complicated: “All the air had been sucked out”
Going beyond being complicated.
Terry Kirkbride: The one musician Noel Gallagher said was too crazy for Oasis
Not cut out for touring.
The song that made Paul McCartney stop listening to Chuck Berry: “That was the end of his career”
Rock’s godfather on the downslide.
“I felt weird”: the musicians Tom Petty said he could never work with
Not the same kind of musical muscle.