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"They put it on hold so nobody else can record it. But he didn’t actually record it. That was when Don Henley said, ‘You need to quit giving your songs away’”: Sheryl Crow says that she once wrote a song for Eric Clapton that never saw the light of day
By Ben Rogerson published
She still isn't telling who My Favorite Mistake was written about, though...

“I played it with the band and it sounded like a bag of…”: How Neil Finn created Crowded House's classic hit
By Neil Crossley published
"Hey now, hey now..."

Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
By Ben Rogerson published
“It was actually very well conceived but it didn't sound guitaristic at all,” he says of the original demo

"They appeared to revel in the confusion that has been created”: Jorja Smith’s label claim royalties on AI track
By Will Simpson published
I Ran was created using Suno

Jon Batiste describes his “gloriously awkward exchange" with Prince at a jam session
By Ben Rogerson published
"I remember, he came up to me and he didn’t talk," he says

“It wasn’t anywhere close to being a single”: The classic track that defines John Mayer as a guitarist and a songwriter
By Amit Sharma published
“Without Pearl Jam there is no Slow Dancing In A Burning Room,” he said

“If you use it the correct way, I think it’s a beautiful tool”: Teddy Swims admits he’s used AI on his own material
By Will Simpson published
But singer was turned down by AI creator who scalped his own track

“My main influences? Love, anger, depression and Zeppelin": It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley is coming to HBO Max later this week, and this is your last chance to subscribe for just $2.99 a month
By Ben Rogerson published
Directed by Academy Award nominee Amy Berg, it features never-before-seen footage from Buckley’s archives
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