Latest articles by Paul Elliott
“Freddie rose to the occasion. I remember getting chills”: Brian May recalls the glory of Queen at Live Aid
"When you watch it now, it's not without its tense moments"
“Without the female audience – no Taylor Swift!": Gene Simmons says the music industry ain’t what it used to be
"There is no minimum wage for songwriters," he says
“The Downward Spiral became a self-fulfilling prophecy”: How Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor almost lost his mind
"I was really in a low emotional place," he said
“It was a different level of fame. Neil was struggling”: Why a classic Rush album troubled legendary drummer Neil Peart
“I didn’t want to be famous," Peart said. "I wanted to be good!"
“I spent six months listening only to AC/DC”: How Metallica created their 30 million selling monster hit
Hiring Bob Rock was one of the smartest moves they ever made
“The Eagles were in the same studio. They had to go because we were too loud!”: Sabbath in the ’70s - by Tony Iommi
“If you don't like what the answer is going to be, don't ask!”: Steve Harris on the secret to Iron Maiden’s success
Plus: how he recently left a Maiden fan in tears
“Eddie told me, ‘Roth is driving me nuts'": When Eddie Van Halen asked to join Kiss — and they turned him down!
“It was the height of our popularity. And of course, when you’ve peaked there’s nowhere to go but down”: How the ‘Worst Band In The World’ had their revenge with the noisiest No.1 album of all time
The band's motto: Everything Louder Than Everything Else
“Bowie gave them the song but Mick wrote the intro — the lick of all licks”: Joe Elliott's tribute to Mick Ralphs
"He should be remembered for his contribution to some of the greatest rock music ever made"
“Our Mick has passed, my heart just hit the ground”: Mott The Hoople and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs has died
He played on All The Young Dudes and other rock classics
“The smashing glass, the police sirens — it’s telling a story with sound”: In a Beatles house, a metal classic was born
Featuring pool cues, cutlery and other assorted effects
Adrian Smith on how Steve Harris is the secret behind Iron Maiden’s triple-guitar attack
When your principal songwriter and driving force is directing traffic on bass, is it any wonder the guitars took a different path in search of brave new worlds to explore?
“The greatest rock ballad of all time!”: The classic song that held the No.2 spot for 10 weeks without ever hitting No.1
But at least the album made it to the top
“After Smells Like Teen Spirit, there was no place for bands like us”: The life and death of a hair metal band
Two top 10 hits and two million album sales couldn't save them
“You can still be bad boys but there has to be an element of vulnerability": How producer Bob Ezrin elevated Kiss
"It was such a big departure for them," Ezrin says
“Now the deck is heavily stacked against old farts like myself!”: The classic rock singer exiled by his old band
“12 million sales is pretty big!”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on the classic album with the “bloody awful” cover
And no - it's not a concept album!
“The recording of Appetite For Destruction cost $365,000”: Guns N’ Roses’ former manager on the band's classic debut
“Axl sounded like he had overdosed on helium at certain points”
“You’re used to Ozzy running around, but he won’t be doing that”: Tony Iommi's "fear” ahead of Ozzy’s farewell show
The guitarist insists that this is "absolutely the end" for Ozzy and for Sabbath
“He said, ‘Your upstrokes are weak!’ I’m like, ‘You effin’ what?’”: Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith never stops learning
"I've never really been big on practicing," he confesses
Your chance to win Kurt Cobain's plectrum — used during Nirvana’s legendary Unplugged show
Visitors to the new London exhibition can enter the prize draw
“It wasn’t just my decision to fire Ozzy”: Tony Iommi says Ozzy Osbourne had to go to make Black Sabbath great again
And he met the band's next singer through Ozzy's future wife Sharon!
