John Oates on the thing he hates most about Hall and Oates: ‘Just be totally objective about it’
Everyone, no matter their stature, can find themselves regretting a few things – and John Oates of Hall and Oates is no different.
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Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers boasts an underrated complexity
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sticky Fingers,’ released on April 23, 1971, might just be better – shhhhh! – than the far-more-heralded album that followed it.
David Crosby reconnects with Byrds bandmate Roger McGuinn: ‘I have great respect for him’
Though David Crosby has lamented the fact that Roger McGuinn seems uninterested in a long-hoped-for Byrds reunion, the two remain friends.
Steve Cropper on the Black Crowes’ cover of ‘Hard to Handle’ : ‘They threw it off time by half a beat’
Steve Cropper offers his take on the Black Crowes’ 1990 hit version of an Otis Redding classic, and reveals a special connection with the band.
A character from ‘Randy Scouse Git’ almost changed Monkees history: ‘I know that sounds crazy’
Yes, the Birthday Boy from the Monkees hit ‘Randy Scouse Git’ was real. And his friendship almost sent Micky Dolenz on a far different path.
Nick Mason on the moment Pink Floyd became Pink Floyd: ‘We sort of really did transition’
Pink Floyd didn’t finally begin its journey toward the platinum-selling group we all know until years after its founding. Nick Mason can tell you when.
Which Yardbirds guitarist was better? Ritchie Blackmore decides: ‘He doesn’t have many ideas’
The Yardbirds once boasted two legends in Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Ritchie Blackmore, of Deep Purple and Rainbow, put their talents in perspective.
Daryl Hall on how MTV ruined a huge Hall and Oates hit: ‘It was really, really frustrating’
Though they came of age in the singer-songwriter 1970s, Hall and Oates found their biggest successes in the video-obsessed decade that followed.
Geoff Downes discusses Yes’ challenges in replacing Jon Anderson: ‘There’s a certain resentment’
Has Yes finally hit upon a successor to Jon Anderson who diehard fans will accept? Keyboardist Geoff Downes thinks so – and here’s why.
Adam Lambert admits he can’t out-party his Queen bandmates: ‘Sometimes, I’m the old man’
Adam Lambert has learned many things during his time fronting Queen, not least of which is how to approach both fame and the nightlife.
