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“It’s policing black music”: Lizzo speaks out on the ‘racist’ origins of sampling law
By Will Simpson published
“The first time people started sampling was... who? It was rappers in the '80s and '90s. They were sampling records because they didn't have access to big studios"

“The whistling was a result of me having no guitar": The making of The Scorpions' Wind Of Change
By Will Simpson published
"When the song went through the roof, the same guy came to me, bending over and saying: ‘Klaus, I was wrong. Please forgive me – you can kick my ass!’”

Actor Paul Mescal reveals the lengths he's going to to perfect his portrayal of Paul McCartney
By Will Simpson published
He says that meeting the former Beatle and playing Blackbird with him was like "having an out of body experience"

Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers
By Ben Rogerson published
“If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued

"Tommy just started out: ‘Here we come, walking down the street'": Bobby Hart on the evolution of the Monkees theme
By Will Simpson published
Hart, who has died, wrote many of the band's hits with Tommy Boyce

“I did like Bob Dylan, but he was a great con man!”: Lemmy Kilmister’s opinions on Dylan, the Eagles and Ozzy Osbourne
By Mörat published
“Some of the Eagles' songs are fantastic," he said

“It would be ‘Stop’ and then ‘Eject’”: Ed Sheeran reveals that plans for posthumous album are in his will
By Will Simpson published
He’s got it all planned out

“In the actual song you hear today, the guitars, the riff, the bass, the drums and all the vocals are from those initial takes I did in my bedroom”: Sombr on the making of viral hit Undressed, and his formula for creating "a legendary indie rock song"
By Ben Rogerson published
“I remember playing the guitar riff and thinking, ‘OK, that is great.’ From there, the song just made sense, it flowed"
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