Interviews
Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.
A Chat with David Leaf, Author of a Classic Brian Wilson Bio, Now Updated
The author’s update of a book first published nearly 45 years ago includes many new revelations, as well as new photos and an intro by Paul McCartney.
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Steve Forbert’s Tunes—An Interview with the Singer-Songwriter
“As you get older, you might want to express yourself through things you see around you, since you’re not out raising hell.”–Forbert
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Talent Legend John Hammond on Signing Bruce Springsteen
The Columbia Records executive discovered Billie Holiday, Aretha, Dylan, Springsteen – “I think he’s going to be a giant” – and more, in his unparalleled career
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Idol Chatter: A Previously Unpublished Interview with the Late Bobby Rydell
“They wouldn’t pull the hair so much, but they would go for a tie or a cufflink.”–The 50s/’60s teen idol on his over-enthusiastic fans.
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John Hammond On Signing Aretha, Bob Dylan
The late Columbia Records talent executive also discovered Billie Holiday, Bruce Springsteen and more in his unparalleled career
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Tom Scholz Talks About Boston’s Recording Process
On the eve of the band’s big 2017 Hyper Space Tour, the mastermind behind one of classic rock’s biggest bands spoke to us about touring, recording and more
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Giles Martin: ‘We Get Old; Music Stays the Same Age’
In a 2022 interview on his work with The Beatles: “Records don’t get old. John Lennon is the same age now on that recording as he was in 1967”
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Judy Collins Then, Judy Collins Now: Interview
At age 82, the singer is revisiting a classic live album from more than 50 years ago. We spoke with her about her long, amazing career.
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Marianne Faithfull Interview: As Years Go By
We first heard her as one of the women of the British Invasion. When she came back to our attention more than a decade later, she’d changed entirely.
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Jesse Colin Young Talks Youngbloods
The singer-songwriter discusses his early folk days and the history of the Youngbloods, from ‘Get Together’ to ‘Elephant Mountain’ and beyond
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