“That’s the one”: Robbie Robertson on his favourite Chuck Berry song
Hugely influential.
Chuck Berry
The King’s vault: Elvis Presley and his impeccable record collection
Take a tip from Elvis’ collection.
“There are more”: Keith Richards on the seminal geniuses of rock and roll
The essential starting points.
“I think your heroes always disappoint you”: the idol Mick Jagger wishes he hadn’t met
Idols almost always let you down.
Mick Jagger’s bitter disappointment with Chuck Berry: “Always rude to everyone”
He called him “rude”.
From The Beach Boys to Jerry Lee Lewis: the song that saw The Beatles channel their heroes
“It’s tongue in cheek…”
The Beatles song Paul McCartney admitted he lifted from Chuck Berry: “I played exactly the same notes”
The similarities are striking
The moment Keith Richards fell out with his hero Chuck Berry: “This battle of colossal egos”
“We’re going to play this the way Chuck Berry plays this.”