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“We had nothing to do with it creatively”: Chili Peppers distance themselves from Hillel Slovak doc
Guitarist died in 1988, aged 26
“Lars had Styx and REO Speedwagon records. ‘Why are you buying this crap?’”: James Hetfield on Metallica’s early days
Plus: Hetfield's memories of his first gig – when AC/DC opened for Aerosmith
“Another huge win for video game music”: 8-Bit Big Band pick up Grammy for their Super Mario medley
There ain’t no place like Super Marioland
“I wanted to be heavier and faster than they were”: Dave Mustaine on – guess what? – his split from Metallica
Plus he says his younger self “just needed to be loved”
“I got up and the sun was shining, and I came up with Mr. Blue Sky”: How Jeff Lynne created his masterpiece
For a generation still mourning the loss of The Beatles, ELO were the next best thing
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“I haven’t written anything on the new album. Bang go my royalties!”: When Bruce Dickinson was Iron Maiden’s odd man out
“There was none of me on that record – I was just AWOL mentally”
“Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment”: Brian May on why Queen won’t tour the US
And Glastonbury is a no-no due to… badgers
“We really have no business being in a band together”: Lindsey Buckingham on Fleetwood Mac’s weird dynamic
And why he once sang about himself as “a visionary”
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![Zakk Wylde [right], Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown perform as Pantera during their 2023 reunion/tribute tour honouring late members, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tgbPsbWYWpBaURNSQhHTdH-840-80.jpg.webp)
