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“I got up and the sun was shining, and I came up with Mr. Blue Sky”: How Jeff Lynne created his masterpiece
By Paul Elliott published
For a generation still mourning the loss of The Beatles, ELO were the next best thing

“I haven’t written anything on the new album. Bang go my royalties!”: When Bruce Dickinson was Iron Maiden’s odd man out
By Paul Elliott published
“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
By Will Simpson published
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
By Paul Elliott published
And why he once sang about himself as “a visionary”
![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-320-80.jpg)
“You never know”: Zakk Wylde says its possible that the Pantera tribute lineup could record music together
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Black Label Society frontman/guitarist says "never say never" – but if they did it might end up like the Eagles

“It was something Ozzy was very passionate about”: Sharon Osbourne wants to bring back Ozzfest
By Paul Elliott published
But there's a twist: “I’d like to mix up the genres”

“The sound of his guitar has got that hard edge to it. It’s not clean – it’s nasty!”: Angus Young's guitar heroes
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: the story of AC/DC's greatest blues song

“Bass players are the glue”: Mark Hoppus names his three (or four) favourite bassists
By Will Simpson published
And the reason he sold his Banksy...
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