Interviews
Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.
John Sebastian Interview: Recapturing the Lovin’ Spoonful ‘Magic’
After refusing to re-record his old hits with the Lovin’ Spoonful for decades, John Sebastian did just that with guitarist Arlen Roth. He tells us why.
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Interview With Nancy Wilson on Heart, The Beatles and ‘Stairway’
For more than four decades, she has co-led Heart with her sister, Ann. We spoke with one of rock’s great frontwomen about their legacy
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Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller on Writing for Elvis and the Beatles
They wrote dozens of seminal rock and R&B hits, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Kansas City,” “Hound Dog” and “Stand By Me.”
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Tom Scholz Reflects on Boston’s Self-Titled Debut
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
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From the Vaults: Interview with Steely Dan’s Becker and Fagen
“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.”
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Mick Fleetwood Reflects on Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’
Of the 1977 album, he says, “there was no way the band was going to survive this. It [ultimately] served as a bonding experience.”
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Lisa Marie Presley Was ‘Lights Out’ On Her Recording Debut
Of her 2003 album: “That was my biggest challenge, to break through this phantom tabloid thing I had and put down something substantial.”
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Jefferson Airplane/Starship’s Marty Balin on the Heaven That Was ’67
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.
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Steve Marriott Interview: ‘Paying the Bills’
“There’s something good about working for a living. You know exactly what you’re getting and you know exactly where it’s going. I’m very happy like that.”
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Bill Graham Interview on the Rock ’n’ Roll Revolution
“Those of us who live in the Bay Area have always had the same goal: We want to turn people on and we want them to have a good time.”—Bill Graham
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