Interviews
Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.
Beach Boys’ Al Jardine Interview—’Pet Sounds’: ‘Ahead of Its Time’
The Beach Boys’ founding member Al Jardine speaks with Best Classic Bands on the making of the group’s iconic album, ‘Pet Sounds’
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Carlos Santana @75: Crystalizing All That You Can Imagine
“The only thing the Santana band never wanted to do was succumb to phony. I’m not dependent or addicted to mass adulation.”–Carlos Santana
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Little Feat’s Paul Barrere On the Band’s Legacy
“The most important part is the music itself. When we get together and we play these songs, it always brings the best out in you.”–Paul Barrere
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Alan White on Yes, the Rock Hall, Chris Squire
With the induction of Yes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, drummer Alan White reflected on his 50 years with the band and memories of Chris Squire
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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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Idol Chatter: An 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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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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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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