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“I would never say that to anybody” What did Dave Grohl say to David Bowie the first time he met him?
By Beth Simpson published
“I backpedalled so fast,” he recalls

Vanessa Carlton explains how her surprise Coachella performance of her biggest hit was almost blown off course
By Ben Rogerson published
Carlton also says that she went through a "bad period" with the song – "it was like a burden to bear"

"As if she's asking me!”: PinkPantheress responds to Imogen Heap’s request for production tips
By Ben Rogerson published
“Those gloves are everything. I've always wanted a pair of those – I want to ask her for some”

“Jimi and I sat down facing each other, with Jimi on six-string acoustic and me on 12-string”: The life and times of Dave Mason
By Paul Elliott published
“If you're going to learn something, you may as well try and put yourself around the best”

“It’s amusing and it’s very real”: Ringo Starr talks about his duet with Paul and the Beatles biopics
By Beth Simpson published
His 22nd solo album is out this week

“That album was all the songs that were turned down by Fleetwood Mac”: Why Stevie Nicks decided to fly solo in 1981
By Paul Elliott published
Her journey from Bella Donna to Trouble In Shangri-La

“I was just a new guy, probably number nine on the list”: Larry Carlton on his nerve-shredding debut session with Quincy Jones – and the time he was called to play guitar on a Michael Jackson smash-hit
By Jonathan Horsley published
Carlton's experiences are a great example of why a session player has to be ready for anything

A decade after her first effort was rejected, Lana Del Rey finally has her Bond theme
By Ben Rogerson published
First Light is here, but you won't be hearing it in a cinema any time soon
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