Neil Crossley
Neil Crossley is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and the FT. Neil is also a singer-songwriter, fronts the band Furlined and was a member of International Blue, a ‘pop croon collaboration’ produced by Tony Visconti.
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“We spent hours and hours discussing fame," Bowie said

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The album was made for a bargain price of £1,782

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The clavinet was a fresh and distinctive sound — and its most iconic recorded moment was on Superstition

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“The stimulus of the countryside is fantastic,” she said

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How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

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How Phil Collins created In The Air Tonight

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"If we’d got it wrong, it would’ve been very schmaltzy"

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It all started with two simple, chimey chords...

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Gabriel had to lie under glass for a total of 16 hours

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Lennon called it “psychoanalysis set to music”

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The No.1 hit from the band that liked to say: “Our drummers don’t sweat!”

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“We very nearly abandoned the song," said David Byrne

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"It’s childlike and melancholic in that children’s story way,” Bowie said

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“Some people loved it, and some people hated it,” recalled drummer Clem Burke

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“Those shrieks and warbles are beauty beyond belief,” said John Lydon

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A haunting and deeply personal ballad

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It’s unlike any other song on Zep’s first album

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"I had more fun writing it than any song I’d written before”

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The first single by an artist born in the 21st century to top the US Billboard Hot 100

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Inside the making of a miniature pop symphony

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It was a defining moment for Bono and the boys

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With Summer Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists

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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”

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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!?'"
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