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1980

Billie Joe Armstrong - Green Day - Musician

The 1980 punk album Billie Joe Armstrong called “a pile of shit”

Unforgivable.

Reuben Cross
Jun 4, 2026
Billy Joel - Musician - 1973

The 1980 song Billy Joel never wanted to play live again: “This song really sucks”

Reading the room in the wrong way.

Tim Coffman
Jun 2, 2026
Roger Waters - 2018 - Musician

“The aggravation”: the 1980 show Roger Waters couldn’t wait to finish

“The aggravation of getting it together…”

Ben Forrest
Jun 2, 2026
Mel Brooks - Actor - Filmmaker - 2016

The “flat-out perfect” actor who conned Mel Brooks in 1980: “I was so angry”

He’d been swindled.

Scott Campbell
Jun 1, 2026
Pete Townshend - The Who - Musician - Guitarist - 2025

The 1980 album that became Pete Townshend’s cry for help: “My most morally bereft period”

A revealing record.

Reuben Cross
May 31, 2026
Bob Dylan - Musician - 2022

Why Bob Dylan deliberately tried to provoke audiences in 1979: “Make people jump on any level”

“People are so asleep.”

Tom Phelan
May 29, 2026
Bruce Springsteen - 1980s - Larry Busacca

The 1980 song where Bruce Springsteen saluted two musical heroes

Inside his mind.

Lauren Hunter
May 18, 2026
John Lennon - Sting - Split

“A mountain disappears”: the shocking moment Sting found out about the death of John Lennon

“The landscape changes…”

Tom Phelan
May 18, 2026
Idris Elba - Actor - 2025

“I wanted to be in that film”: the 1980 movie that informed Idris Elba that he wanted a life in cinema

One of the best sci-fi movies in history.

Tim Bradley
May 13, 2026
Christopher Walken - Actor - 2003

The “beautiful” 1980 movie Christopher Walken wants everyone to see: “Go and feast your eyes”

Originally described as one of the worst of all time.

Tim Bradley
May 11, 2026
Tony Wilson - Television Presenter - Factory Records Owner - 1990s

ESG: the cult New York funk outfit Tony Wilson fell in love with in 1980

An innovative outfit…

Ben Forrest
May 9, 2026
Dolly Parton - Musician

How being starstruck in 1980 gave Dolly Parton her biggest hit: “Lives on and on”

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

Lucy Harbron
May 9, 2026

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