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Interviews

Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.

Long before his association with Michael Jackson, “Q” was one of the music world’s most accomplished composers, arrangers, producers and band leaders

They wrote dozens of seminal rock and R&B hits, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Kansas City,” “Hound Dog” and “Stand By Me.”

The 1976 album ranks as one of the best-selling debut albums in music history with 17 million copies sold in the U.S. alone

From our interview: “The two of us would go on all day and into the night and start again the next day. It was mental telepathy”

In a 2017 interview, the founder of the Tower Records retail music corporation discussed the history of the company. He died in 2018 at age 92.

The filmmaker recalls the other ‘Beaver’ kids, offers his views on being a child actor, and muses on the impact of the show.

“When we started we were arrogant enough to think we would be successful, in spite of the fact that what we were doing was far off the beaten path.”

Of the 1977 album, he says, “there was no way the band was going to survive this. It [ultimately] served as a bonding experience.”

Of her 2003 album: “That was my biggest challenge, to break through this phantom tabloid thing I had and put down something substantial.”

In this 2015 interview by music journalist Harvey Kubernik, the late vocalist spoke about the early days of the band he co-founded, and much more.