Neil Young’s guiding principle is to do whatever the heck he wants. Young has never danced to anybody else’s song during his career because he wants to create music on his terms, regardless of whether doing so would prevent it from being heard by as many people as possible. Though he may have made his … Read more
One of the most remarkable things about the human condition is that Keith Richards is still alive today. Richards has come back stronger from experiencing every kind of excess the rock industry could provide, and he is still qualified to perform on whatever platform The Rolling Stones may take. Richards said that some of the … Read more
Paul McCartney embodies all that one should expect from an artist. McCartney’s collaborations with John Lennon introduced some of the most profound concepts to rock & roll, despite his lack of formal instruction in proper musical theory. Together, they created immortal tunes that touched the hearts of millions of people worldwide. Even with the overwhelming … Read more
Sebastian Bach, the former vocalist of Skid Row, recently responded to Syncin’ Stanley’s inquiries on Paul Stanley, the singer of KISS, and his ‘rumored’ use of backing tracks. In a recent YouTube video posted on September 3, Bach defended Stanley and explained why he didn’t find the singer’s potential lip-syncing to be a “problem.” He … Read more
Andy Summers of The Police talked about how Eric Clapton pleaded with him to buy his 1959 Les Paul Sunburst in the 1960s during a recent interview with Rick Beato. The guitarist recounted, claiming to have received one of the two Gibson guitars in Rose Morris: “Eric went and got [the other]. He got it. … Read more
After The Beatles broke up, John went on a soul-searching trip with his wife, Yoko Ono, who was seven years older and assumed the role of a mother figure. Amid the two’s peace demonstrations and escalating drug problems, Lennon started to reflect on his difficult upbringing, something he had previously disregarded when performing with The … Read more
When David Lee Roth used Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” in a YouTube video, he had already faced criticism. Now that he’s utilized the song in another video and gotten nothing but positive feedback, it appears that the former Van Halen vocalist has succeeded in winning over Metallica fans. In a recent video titled “Metal Fu Pt. … Read more
It is the responsibility of every artist to attempt to convey their emotions on the finished recording. The strongest bonds are formed between a band and its audience when they produce music that, despite the difficulty of putting into words what one feels in one’s heart, makes the listener feel something. Even though Roger Waters … Read more
Brian May recently expressed his sorrow about Mary Austin’s choice to put Freddie Mercury’s memorabilia up for auction on his official Instagram account. Even though it had been some time after Austin’s declaration, the guitarist didn’t address the matter until his most recent post. May shared a picture of Mercury picking up a guitar and … Read more
Stevie Nicks remembered the man who had saved her in the past during one of her gigs recently. During her 1970 Fillmore Auditorium performance in San Francisco, the singer was subjected to heckling and catcalling by an audience member, as per one of the several anecdotes she related during the act. A guy approached the … Read more