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“As an English boy at the time, you’re encouraged not to show your emotion”: How the young Robert Smith created one of The Cure’s definitive songs

Olivia Rodrigo still has The Cure’s Robert Smith on her mind on new single, Drop Dead

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David Lee Roth has clarified his creative role in Van Halen (again)

"I started getting all these Google alerts": Bruce Hornsby on how he first heard about Bon Iver

“She sang like an angel”: Bono and others pay tribute to Clannad singer Moya Brennan

“A real honour”: Oasis to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame and Liam Gallagher seems… delighted

“Some of these crappy cassettes sound incredible”: Meet the fan who has recorded over 10,000 gigs

“It’s been a struggle”: No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont opens up on Parkinson’s diagnosis

5 production tips we learned from watching house producer Hammer create a track from scratch

"Record everything all the time – and keep it all": 8 pro techno producers explain how they create their tracks

How PinkPantheress’s meteoric rise has been aided and abetted by Basement Jaxx

“I guess I wasn’t surprised”: Pete Tong admits he has to wear a hearing aid these days

How Alan Braxe and Fred Falke made an all-time house classic with just a sampler and a bass guitar

"Extraordinary resilience, but resilience is not a policy”: New report into UK electronic music brings mixed news

“Every producer bows down to Dilla, whether they like it or not”: How J Dilla and his MPC changed beatmaking forever

“There was a time I was collecting synths – it’s a bit weird downgrading from that”: Ikonika on going back-to-basics

“We have a perverse or healthy attraction to crazy ideas”: Soulwax are throwing a rave – at Abbey Road Studios

“The beat goes on, but the pocket will never be the same": Stars pay tribute to James Gadson

"We were just having a great time”: Vinny Appice remembers his time with Ronnie James Dio

“That thing’s got great breaks”: Anderson .Paak rides through LA… playing a drum kit on wheels

“It didn’t seem like it was going to benefit anybody”: Why the reasons for Josh Freese’s sacking from Foo Fighters were kept vague

“I can play up to 20 hits per second”: Meet Jason Barnes – the AI-assisted one armed drummer

“Afterwards he sent David an invoice for $10,000”: Tony Visconti on Dave Grohl’s “ludicrious” Bowie session fee

“That was a big mistake. I underestimated just how difficult it would be”: When Phil Collins played drums with a Genesis tribute act

“Ignore the Hall Of Fame drummer sitting next to you”: Chad Smith is replacement drum teacher for the day

“Definitely one of the biggest highlights of my career”: The Cadburys ad gorilla remembers his “dream job”

David Lee Roth has clarified his creative role in Van Halen (again)

Olivia Dean says that her biggest hit “wasn’t supposed to be a single”, and names the Motown legend who inspires her

“Everyone needs some dog love”: Billie Eilish’s 3D concert film contains some unexpected canine chums

Bieber vs Carpenter: Fans are comparing and contrasting the two Coachella headliners

“Some of these crappy cassettes sound incredible”: Meet the fan who has recorded over 10,000 gigs

Billy Corgan suffers mic malfunction as he makes his first ever appearance at Coachella alongside Sombr

“The best birthday gift of my life - to perform for you once again”: Céline Dion to return to the stage this autumn

Paul McCartney on what the Beatles "kind of liked" about their male fans on their first US trip

Shares in BTS parent company Hybe fall 15% after ‘disappointing’ attendance for Seoul comeback gig

Eric Johnson on the $400,000 rig he hardly played, the Dumble that got away, and his masterplan for setting his playing free

How Allan Holdsworth blew Eddie Van Halen's mind and took guitar to a higher plane

“It’s been a struggle”: No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont opens up on Parkinson’s diagnosis

Robben Ford on rearranging John Lennon, iconic collaborations and paying tribute to the great Jeff Beck and amp guru Alexander Dumble

Could your next amp be Kurt Cobain’s stage-played Fender Twin? Nirvana’s Bleach-era touring backline goes up for sale

Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has made a stunning custom Explorer – and Billy Gibbons is playing it onstage with ZZ Top

Myles Kennedy on what it was like to play Jeff Buckley’s Telecaster – and how he felt unworthy to play it

Eric Johnson on why pick choice and picking style are fundamental to your playing – and how his favourite jazz player got his sound by using his thumb

Mark Morton on the chemistry behind Lamb Of God's twin-guitar groove and what he owes ZZ Top

Greg Phillinganes schools Clyde Lawrence on how to play the piano part in Toto’s Rosanna correctly

Tony Banks says that virtuoso technique was never his priority, but avoiding "lazy" chord progressions was

"They did a beautiful job": How The Repair Shop restored The Stranglers’ vintage keyboard

“Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative": Perry Bamonte, of the Cure, dies aged 65

"The most unbelievable thing I’d ever seen": Synth player Steve Porcaro on writing with Michael Jackson

"I still seem to be very capable of hitting the odd wrong note”: Rick Wakeman shares positive health update

“A unique, talented, and innovative musician”: Tributes paid to Blancmange's Stephen Luscombe

Cradle of Filth guitarist Ashok fired mid-tour, days after keyboardist wife quits citing low pay and “toxic” atmosphere

Kylie Minogue’s Tension tour keyboard player reveals the compact synth she relies on

Anne Hathaway on what changed her view of Taylor Swift and how she inspired her in Mother Mary

Dua Lipa’s favourite Britney Spears song was a massive hit, but the writing process was "torture"

5 production tips we learned from watching house producer Hammer create a track from scratch

"Record everything all the time – and keep it all": 8 pro techno producers explain how they create their tracks

"This guy pops out of a trash can – it was Ginger Baker!": Jimmy Douglass on his early days working for Atlantic Records

James Blake asks to have his name removed from Kanye West's album credits

"When he tried turning it off, he literally couldn’t”: 5 things Peep Show taught us about music production

Kevin O’Toole recalls the Bee Gees’ reaction to N-Trance’s ‘90s cover of Stayin’ Alive

"It was literally plugged into Logitech computer speakers”: Jim-E Stack on the lo-fi production behind Bon Iver's Walk Home

“I immediately heard the melody in my head”: How Madonna created a dancefloor classic — with the sample from heaven

Prince’s Purple Rain co-star recalls the moment he had the idea for one of his greatest songs

“A man walked into the party and I thought, ‘Wow, he’s really vain’”: The No 1 song that propelled Carly Simon to stardom

Olivia Rodrigo still has The Cure’s Robert Smith on her mind on new single, Drop Dead

David Lee Roth has clarified his creative role in Van Halen (again)

Anne Hathaway on what changed her view of Taylor Swift and how she inspired her in Mother Mary

“In my mind I had to write that song. But oh, it was terrible! It was laughed at”: The crazy song that Neil Diamond wishes he hadn’t written

Dua Lipa’s favourite Britney Spears song was a massive hit, but the writing process was "torture"

"I started getting all these Google alerts": Bruce Hornsby on how he first heard about Bon Iver

Olivia Rodrigo still has The Cure’s Robert Smith on her mind on new single, Drop Dead

“Before I even buttoned my pants, it hit me”: How a classic Stax soul anthem was written on the fly

“I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut”: The classic song that transformed Elton John into a superstar

“They needed something slow for the romantic scenes with Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis”: An ’80s classic from Top Gun

"The record company went berserk”: How Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo had to fight to release Love Is A Battlefield

“Mac’s death was a traumatic experience for me”: Thundercat on how losing Mac Miller made him change his life

“Who the f*** are the Cockroaches?”: Just the greatest rock n’ roll band in the world… perhaps

“John Lennon said that it’s the one song he wished he would have written”: The disco classic that influenced songs by Lennon and ABBA

“You can tell – he feels every word”: Flea talks collabs and a new Chili Peppers album