“We were suffocating”: The metal show that almost killed Rick Rubin
Breathtaking. Literally.
Rick Rubin
“Most fascinating”: Rick Rubin on how Slayer reinvented the guitar
“Unlike any other I can think of.”
“He was the guy”: The only person Rick Rubin thought was good enough for Def Jam
“…they had their own thing going…”
“Ubiquitous in all our lives”: the one band Rick Rubin compared everything to
The ultimate quality test.
“Who the fuck are you to tell me?”: the producer David Crosby wanted nothing to do with
Not going with the programme.
The Beatles song Rick Rubin couldn’t live without: “Imprinted what a great song is”
“What a great song.”
“Blood and guts and Satan”: Rick Rubin on the artist he called the first thrash metal band
Unapologetically heavy.
‘He was in his head a lot”: Rick Rubin on the hardest-working artist he collaborated with
Beating a string of high-profile names.