Last trip to the stars: Jeff Lynne’s ELO are heading ‘Over and Out’
Saying goodbye to musical astronauts.
Electric Light Orchestra
The album Jeff Lynne thought was impossible to tour: “A proper pain in the arse”
Moving beyond the usual concert stage.
The singer George Harrison called one of the best pop songwriters: “He’s a craftsman”
The perfect Fab partnership.
Musical inspiration? 10 albums that sound suspiciously like other bands
Not exactly the most original.
ELO: What does the distorted eery voice say at the end of ‘Mr. Blue Sky’?
The truth is difficult to hear.
Jeff Lynne on the ELO song that reflected his own unhappiness: “I sound really desperate and lonely”
In a classic ELO ballad, Jeff Lynne reflected on unhappiness in his personal life.
The first song Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne wrote together: ‘That opened it all up to me’
Flashes of musical brilliance.
The guitar riff Paul Weller ‘borrowed’ from Electric Light Orchestra
“I think the riff was Brendan’s idea.”