Latest articles by Neil Crossley
Gabriel had to lie under glass for a total of 16 hours
Lennon called it “psychoanalysis set to music”
The No.1 hit from the band that liked to say: “Our drummers don’t sweat!”
“We very nearly abandoned the song," said David Byrne
"It’s childlike and melancholic in that children’s story way,” Bowie said
“Some people loved it, and some people hated it,” recalled drummer Clem Burke
“Those shrieks and warbles are beauty beyond belief,” said John Lydon
A haunting and deeply personal ballad
It’s unlike any other song on Zep’s first album
"I had more fun writing it than any song I’d written before”
The first single by an artist born in the 21st century to top the US Billboard Hot 100
Inside the making of a miniature pop symphony
It was a defining moment for Bono and the boys
With Summer Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists
Best of 2024: “The lyrics don't have to mean anything in an intellectual sense. They're endlessly interpretive. They just have to make an emotional sense”
Best of 2024: The inspirational playing of the last living American blues legend: "I was bringing it up to Eric and Jimmy – ‘Have you heard this stuff!?'"
A schmaltzy TV special did not seem the most likely vehicle for a hit Christmas single, but this 1977 collaboration between David Bowie and Bing Crosby yielded an enduring classic that cuts across the generational divide
The full, amazing story of Band On The Run
Still making half a million quid a year, it’s the Christmas gift that keeps on giving!
Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…
Macca’s verdict: “The best female voice in the world”
It’s what Macca played on Hey Jude
How the singer transformed an album track into one of the most abiding love songs of all time
Otis Blackwell wrote over 1,000 R&B and rock ‘n’ roll hits, including some of Elvis's most iconic tracks, but "never wanted to meet him… We had something I felt that was going pretty good"
