Latest articles by Paul Elliott
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!
“When I'm listening to Dear Prudence, you’re aware of what the bass is doing”: Gene Simmons salutes Paul McCartney
His other favourites include Motown legend James Jamerson and — surprise — Ronnie Wood
“This is the new rock ’n’ roll Metallica. The riffs are greasier, bluesier, dirtier”: How Metallica changed on Load
"Nobody knew where this record was going to end up when we started it"
“I did wonder how much longer the band would last”: Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray on 50 years of highs and lows
“Maiden songs take you on a journey,” he says
“Whole Lotta Love was clearly the track that everybody would go to”: A classic interview with Jimmy Page
The Zeppelin legend spoke to Total Guitar's Chris Bird in 2020
Chris Bird, MusicRadar Lessons Editor and former Total Guitar Editor has died, aged 48
Gifted guitar tutor rose through the editorial ranks
“I looked around and everybody was just down”: Bruce Dickinson recalls his audition for Iron Maiden
“It’s a unique sound, the divinity of my vocal cords”: How Perry Farrell defined alternative rock with Jane’s Addiction
The album Nothing's Shocking was the antidote to hair metal
“It's The Beatles — but they're pretending to be another band? It breaks all the rules”: Gene Simmons on Sgt. Pepper
"It was almost music hall stuff," he says
“We would have absolutely lied through our teeth if there wasn't a full song”: How a TV jingle turned into a pop classic
The strange tale of The Carpenters' We've Only Just Begun
“Gilmour’s Strat went for four million”: The man with the $1billion guitar collection
The late Jim Irsay also had Kurt Cobain’s famous Mustang
“Don’t get precious about your songs. We’re going to tear them apart”: Producer Mutt Lange’s first words to Def Leppard
How Leppard's 'sixth member' took them to a new level
“Eddie says, ‘Let’s go back to the ’80s, so put down your phones!”: Iron Maiden ask fans to limit phone use at shows
“We would very much like you to be ‘in the moment’,” says manager Rod Smallwood
