“I play these same albums over and over”: The band Tom Petty claimed to be the biggest fan of
The beginning of brilliant jangle pop.
The Byrds
Every artist who has covered the song ‘So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’ by The Byrds
“Take some time and learn how to play.T
David Crosby on the best song The Byrds ever made: “I like that a lot”
Making psychedelia sound iconic.
The artist Roger McGuinn thought kept The Byrds alive: “I don’t think people would even remember”
One of The Byrds’ biggest fans.
The Beatles classic George Harrison attributed to The Byrds: “That’s how I see it”
Cribbing from the new school.
The three artists that made Glenn Frey want to be a musician: “The pioneers”
Pointing the way to the West Coast.
Drug busts, pistols, and a decaying romantic rebel: David Crosby’s very own lost weekend
“He was abusing his nostrils.”
Musically Defeated: The artist that almost made David Crosby give up music
Learning to listen…not hear.
From The Beatles the Black Sabbath: 10 albums that started a new genre of music
The start of a new musical art form.