‘Very excited about the synergy’: Jean-Luc Ponty on his new collaboration with Yes’ Jon Anderson
Ponty has previously worked with Frank Zappa, Elton John and members of Journey and Genesis.
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Hall and Oates emerged stronger from their 1980s hey day: ‘The demands were so great’
“The ’80s,” John Oates admits, “weren’t as much fun as you might think.”
‘How do I handle this?’: Alan White struggled with a key moment on Yes’ Heaven and Earth
In a twist, Yes’ drummer co-wrote perhaps the new album’s biggest ballad.
‘I have these new songs coming’: Resurgent David Crosby is already thinking about next album
David Crosby’s latest went to No. 36, his highest individual finish since 1971.
‘Great training for rock and roll’: Had Nick Mason not co-founded Pink Floyd, he might have done this
Nick Mason has been the only constant through Pink Floyd’s many incarnations.
‘I just said immediately — this is it’: Steve Cropper knew he had a hit with this Otis Redding favorite
And it’s not like Cropper hasn’t had a slew of them, from Wilson Pickett to Otis Redding.
‘The standard is unbelievably high’: Picking Carl Palmer’s brain on the best modern drummer
Palmer boasts a lengthy resume of success with Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Asia.
For Micky Dolenz, there’s been much more to life: ‘I’m not a Monkee every day’
His solo shows are a varied delight. Later this fall, he’ll appear in ‘Comedy is Hard.’
Top Topham’s unlikely Yardbirds return was decades in the making: ‘Didn’t really approve of him carrying on’
Back in their earliest days, guitarist Top Topham was torn between two worlds.
‘He said the song was a hit because he was better looking’: How Rick Springfield got the best of Sammy Hagar
A late-’70s Hagar tune eventually hit the Top 10, but only after Springfield covered it.
