‘Definitely a momentum killer’: Mike Love laments the lost Beach Boys classic SMiLE
“What would have happened,” Love muses, “had there not been drugs involved?”
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‘I don’t know what the hell it’s about!’: Brian May goes inside Queen’s creative process
A fizzy alchemy surrounded one of the band’s hardest-rocking tunes.
‘Time to shift and focus that way’: Jimmy Page says break between solo projects has been beneficial
Jimmy Page’s first, and last, proper solo album was 1988’s ‘Outrider.’
‘I’m not trying to slag the guy’: David Crosby returns to Crosby Stills and Nash’s failed Rick Rubin collaboration
This mismatched partnership generated far more headlines than actual music.
‘They don’t talk about it much’: John Stamos on the Beach Boys’ Charles Manson connection
“Never Learn Not to Love,” from 1969’s ’20/20,’ grew out of an original song by Manson.
‘The more user-friendly half’: Sammy Hagar says new shows provide Van Halen fans a special moment
Hagar takes pride in the musical legacy he’s recreating with Michael Anthony.
‘Trying out some different pieces’: Productive week finds King Crimson back together in new formation
The reworked band is prepping for a 17-date U.S. tour this fall.
‘We should get some lyrics written for that’: One of the Monkees’ great improvisations … wasn’t
Micky Dolenz credits Mike Nesmith for recognizing this gem’s potential.
‘A very strange tale’: How this diamond in the rough helped revitalize the Yardbirds
He had a wandering musical taste. He didn’t even play the instrument.
‘Sort of the architect of that whole thing’: Journey’s pop-music savior wasn’t Steve Perry
The foundation a series of mindboggling 1980s successes was there before Perry arrived.
