‘I never do these things’: Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan explains his unlikely Doors tribute
There’s a back story to Gillan’s involvement in this Billy Sherwood-produced project.
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‘He did it the one time only’: How an ad lib changed everything for Steve Cropper
Decades later, this kind of off-the-cuff aside is increasingly rare.
‘Sometimes people get divorced’: Eric Singer on wearing the classic Kiss makeup
Eric Singer also notes that the current lineup has lasted longer than any other.
‘One of the best things’: The Yardbirds’ Jim McCarty praises Rush’s take on ‘Shapes of Things To Come’
Jim McCarty talks about his favorite covers of a signature Yardbirds song.
‘Oh, my God – talk about a redirection’: Micky Dolenz on his most interesting post-Monkees job offer
It seems a very unlikely Rock and Roll Hall of Famer came calling.
The time John Oates almost gave away a Hall and Oates charttopper: ‘Man, you’re out of your mind!’
John Oates had started writing it for one of their main influences.
David Gilmour was at work on Pink Floyd masterpiece when he discovered Kate Bush: ‘I should try and do something’
Through David Gilmour’s patronage, Kate Bush made her first demo, and her celebrated career was underway.
‘Maybe this new album is the end now for me’: Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant is at a career crossroads
“It’s not going to happen,” he says of a reunion. “You’d have to exhume.”
‘It isn’t the same; I’m not Freddie’: Adam Lambert is facing Queen fans’ doubts head on
Despite five years together, they still deal with the specter of Freddie Mercury.
Steve Morse on the Deep Purple smash he convinced Ian Gillan to sing: ‘Definitely needed to be there’
It’s become an free-form highlight of the band’s recent setlists.
