Interviews
Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.
The Motels’ Marty Jourard Recaps Capitol Records Era, Band Reunions
The sax/keyboard player traces the New Wave rock band’s colorful history including their hits, personnel changes, and reunions.
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The Beach Boys’ Mike Love Talks ‘Pet Sounds’
We asked him how the rumor got started that he didn’t like the album. He tells us: “I don’t know if there are any better harmonies ever”
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Recording CSN&Y’s ‘Déjà vu’: Engineer Bill Halverson Remembers
“They had a rule: Whoever writes the song gets final say. And that served them well.”–Bill Halverson, engineer
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Melanie Interview: ‘Candles in the Rain,’ ‘Brand New Key’ & More
“I was just Melanie, the cute flower child person. To the hip people, the real hipsters, I became the cool person to bash. I don’t know how that happened.”
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Making the Scene With Lenny Kaye: Musician, Author, ‘Nuggets’ Curator, Fan
Kaye: “Ideas start coming together, almost like cosmic dust starts to form a planet. Then there’s a realization that something different is happening.”
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Guitarist Johnny Echols Interview on Love’s ‘Forever Changes’
“The album was unexpected. You are dealing with regular TNT explosions and all of a sudden, you’ve got an atomic bomb.”—Johnny Echols
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Doors Drummer John Densmore on His Recent Book and More
“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.
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Bob Lind, ‘Elusive Butterfly’ Singer-Songwriter: Interview
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.
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Jesse Colin Young Q&A on His Solo Years
Although he’s battled a debilitating illness for many years, the former Youngbloods leader returned with one of his strongest albums ever.
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Jon Anderson Talks Yes and ‘Olias’: ‘It’s Magic For Me’
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”
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