Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott has worked for leading music titles since 1985, including Sounds, Kerrang!, MOJO and Q. He is the author of several books including the first biography of Guns N’ Roses and the autobiography of bodyguard-to-the-stars Danny Francis. He has written liner notes for classic album reissues by artists such as Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy and Kiss. He lives in Bath - of which David Coverdale recently said: “How very Roman of you!”
Latest articles by Paul Elliott
“The new high-powered mover from Hoover - it’s a little groover!”: What Brian Johnson sang before his audition for AC/DC
By Paul Elliott published
He was broke and needed the money!
“You’ve caressed them with Stairway To Heaven. Now you’re going to disturb them!”: Jimmy Page on the perfect Led Zeppelin album
By Paul Elliott published
“We were crafting albums for the album market,” Page said
“What a way to make a living - putting your hand up the arse-end of a puppet!”: Iron Maiden star’s epic drum battle
By Paul Elliott published
And he still has a little Sooty on his drum kit
“Man, this is a hit!”: The magic combination in Pink Floyd’s freak Christmas No 1
By Jenna Scaramanga, Paul Elliott published
“It wasn’t my idea to do disco music," Gilmour said
“I didn’t want my song playing while a family got whacked!”: Journey singer’s fears about Don’t Stop Believin’
By Paul Elliott published
What happened when the rock anthem featured in The Sopranos
“There was a 50/50 chance that I’d be able to sing again!”: The dramatic story of an ’80s mega-hit
By Paul Elliott published
You know things are bad when your guitarist tries to kick you out of your own band!
“I could see and hear my brothers dying”: The horror of a rock band’s plane crash - by the guitarist who survived it
By Paul Elliott published
Six people died, including the band's singer
“It became a wedding song. ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?’”: The hit with a sting in its tail
By Paul Elliott published
And with the money it made, the band bought an oil well!
“The music business attracts the lowest form of life!”: How one rocker took on the industry and won!
By Paul Elliott published
If ever an artist stuck it to The Man, it was Boston’s leader Tom Scholz
“Eddie Van Halen and Gary Moore were kind of animal players!”: By Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith
By Paul Elliott published
For him, shredding is “like maths or something!”
“Kurt ended up giving me this rad guitar!”: Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear recalls his first show with Nirvana
By Paul Elliott published
He heard somebody say: “We can’t let him on stage!”
“He didn't want his credibility blown by being named on a Def Leppard album!”: The rockers’ secret weapon
By Paul Elliott published
“He added a new dimension to our songs,” Leppard’s singer says
“A musical union that sold more than 220 million records!”: The new, "definitive" Fleetwood Mac documentary
By Paul Elliott published
But it doesn’t cover the Peter Green years
“It came out exciting, almost attacking”: Vic Flick, who played the Bond theme guitar riff, dies aged 87
By Paul Elliott published
He also played on Tom Jones’ It’s Not Unusual and other classic hits
“I co-wrote most of everything on the Beastie Boys album”: Rick Rubin on his greatest hits of the ’80s
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: his pick for the greatest rock 'n' roll producer of all time
“Axl did a great job”: But is the Guns N’ Roses singer about to rejoin AC/DC for a 2025 tour?
By Paul Elliott published
Axl’s buddy Sebastian Bach has hinted that it may be true!
“I love Bowie, but I was a kleptomaniac!": How Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones stole David Bowie’s gear
By Paul Elliott published
Jones made his move after one of Bowie’s legendary Ziggy Stardust gigs
“What am I doing there singing a ballad? I’m a rock singer!”: Foreigner's Lou Gramm blasts the Hall Of Fame
By Paul Elliott published
He snaps: “Whoever is responsible, I’m not happy!”
The brutal heavy metal masterpiece that had producer Rick Rubin yelling: “More Satan!”
By Paul Elliott published
How the evil of Slayer flowed “after a few martinis”…
“I caught him with that Telecaster. Wallop!”: When Keith Richards took down a fan on stage
By Paul Elliott published
That legendary moment - in Keef’s own words
“Cliff was the strongest of the four of us emotionally”: How Metallica recovered from the death of Cliff Burton
By Paul Elliott published
And how they chose Cliff’s replacement among 60 candidates
“We’d all heard the myth of the scary Miles Davis. But he liked us!”: How Miles ended up on a Toto record
By Paul Elliott published
And instead of payment, he grabbed a painting off the band’s drummer
“There was some madman running around with a meat cleaver!”: How Angus Young remembered AC/DC’s scariest gig
By Paul Elliott published
In an Aussie pub it was like the Wild West
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