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Jeff Lynne

Jeff Lynne - Musician - 2000's

The ELO song Jeff Lynne wrote to sound American: “Maybe like The Doobie Brothers or something”

Borrowing from one of America’s finest.

Tim Coffman
Feb 17, 2026
Jeff Lynne - Electric Light Orchestra - 1990

The ELO song Jeff Lynne almost got bored with before it became a favourite: “It’s just so primary and simple”

The ELO frontman once discussed his favourite period for the band.

Jordan Potter
Feb 15, 2026
Jeff Lynne - The Beatles - Split

The album that made Jeff Lynne feel inferior to The Beatles

Couldn’t recreate that magic.

Reuben Cross
Feb 14, 2026
Jeff Lynne - Tom Petty - Split

Tom Petty revealed to Jeff Lynne the downside of having “too many hit singles”

Wisdom passed from one Wilbury to another.

Andrew Clayman
Feb 13, 2026
Jeff Lynne - Electric Light Orchestra - 1990

The one song Jeff Lynne said had the last great rock riff

The last pure rock and roll lick.

Tim Coffman
Feb 12, 2026
Tom Petty - 1970s - Guitarist - Singer - Songwriter

The one singer Tom Petty said was always perfect: “He’s such a pitch freak”

The greatest heights of rock singing.

Tim Coffman
Feb 11, 2026
Jeff Lynne - Paul McCartney - Split

The song Jeff Lynne was nervous to play for Paul McCartney: “I didn’t want to mess it up”

Doing right by his heroes.

Tim Coffman
Feb 11, 2026
Jeff Lynne - Electric Light Orchestra - 1970s - Musician

The most desperate song Jeff Lynne ever wrote: “I never dreamed I was doing that for anybody”

Conflicting emotions.

Kelly Murphy
Feb 10, 2026
The Traveling Wilburys - Band - Bob Dylan - Jeff Lynne - Tom Petty - George Harrison - Roy Orbison

The singer Jeff Lynne thought was too good for the Traveling Wilburys

Too much of an icon.

Tim Coffman
Feb 9, 2026
Jeff Lynne - ELO - Electric Light Orchestra

The genius Jeff Lynne found it “distressing” to work with

Lynne wasn’t fully satisfied.

Tyler Golsen
Feb 9, 2026
The Traveling Wilburys - Band - Bob Dylan - Jeff Lynne - Tom Petty - George Harrison - Roy Orbison

The only Traveling Wilburys song written by one person

A stand-out track…

Ben Forrest
Feb 8, 2026
Jeff Lynne - Musician - 2000's

The greatest producer “in the world”, according to Jeff Lynne

An overlooked choice.

Arun Starkey
Feb 5, 2026

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