Interviews

Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.

Nancy Wilson Talks About the Moment She Knew Heart Had Made It

The musician and rock icon talks about her first solo LP, looks back at Heart’s early success and offers advice to her 21-year-old self

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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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