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Interviews

Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.

“The album was unexpected. You are dealing with regular TNT explosions and all of a sudden, you’ve got an atomic bomb.”—Johnny Echols

“I am still on that road. We all are; we have embarked on a journey of spirit in our human bodies as we proceed down our path,” says the drummer.

He flew into the top 5 in 1966 on the strength of one of his compositions, and he’s been elusive for most of the time since. We spoke with him.

Although he’s battled a debilitating illness for many years, the former Youngbloods leader returned with one of his strongest albums ever.

After producing classic albums by Aerosmith, Jack Douglas helped a band from Illinois gets its start. Then came December 1980

“When we got to America, it went from 2 to 20 to 200 to 2,000 to 20,000 screaming girls in weeks. It was the power of radio”

We talked to the Yes co-founder who says he has no plans to slow down. “In the next 20 years, I’ve gotta do some serious work”

“I’m not interested in being a household word. I’m interested in making good records. I just really want to write good songs.”–Petty

In a wide-ranging conversation, GFR’s guitarist recalls the band’s early days, peak years and the often bitter aftermath

The former Guess Who and BTO singer-guitarist pays tribute to one of his heroes. We spoke with Bachman about George Harrison and more