The song Rick Rubin was never comfortable revisiting: “It really upset me”
Too tragic to revisit.
Rick Rubin
Why Pete Townshend thought Rick Rubin needed to be slapped: “I had to be enjoyable”
Not understanding the assignment.
How Rick Rubin saw gold in Tom Petty’s joke: “The first psychedelic folk song”
“Just trying to entertain.”
“So much music that has moved me”: What artist did Rick Rubin call the greatest living songwriter?
Having the power to truly move him.
“Unbelievable”: Rick Rubin’s pick for the most obsessive musician ever
Knocked out by the commitment.
The songs Rick Rubin couldn’t live without: “This groovy undercurrent that speaks to me”
Listen to the playlist here.
“Most fascinating”: Rick Rubin on how Slayer reinvented the guitar
“Unlike any other I can think of.”