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“The record company said, ‘It’s too long.’ But we said, ‘We don’t care!’”: How Lynyrd Skynyrd created a legendary epic
"Ronnie said, 'Just go till I tell you to quit!'"
“She sang it once. From a vocal standpoint, no one has that much courage”: How Alanis Morissette made You Oughta Know
"I thought maybe ten people would hear this song,” she said
“We could have been as big as Led Zeppelin”: The heavy rock innovators whose drummer was a star before John Bonham
“There was always friction – but it all worked for the creation of what we had"
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“It was too dark, too personal, too risky, not commercial”: The story of Lana Del Rey’s breakthrough hit
And as soon the adulation began, a backlash kicked in…
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“Miles said, ‘Play it like you don’t know how to play the guitar!’”: John McLaughlin's baptism of fire with Miles Davis
He cut his teeth with Miles on the classic In A Silent Way
Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers
“If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued
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“I can sing it in the original key, with no backing tapes at all”: The smash hit ’80s power ballad that wouldn’t die
And after 30 years, the singer is still waiting for a reunion with his old band
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“I have to be careful what I say": Pete Townshend on Zak Starkey’s protracted dismissal from The Who
“He’ll be sacking me next,” quips the guitarist, “but that’s not to say that he sacked Zak”
