Interviews
Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.
JD Souther: A Vintage Interview with the Gifted Singer-Songwriter
I met Glenn Frey, and we started noodling until the neighbors were sick of it.
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The Animals: A Final Interview with the 5 Original Band Members
In 1983 the British Invasion band famous for “House of Rising Sun” got together one last time. Our editor spoke with all five members
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Donovan Interview: Sunshine Superman and Jimmy Page
In a freewheeling, often revealing conversation, the Scottish singer-songwriter and Rock Hall inductee talks about his first big hit of the psychedelic era
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Billy Preston Interview: His Career and Touring With the Stones
“It feels like I’ve been playing with them for years. We’re a family. All the guys are hanging out together.”—Billy Preston on touring with the Stones
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Glenn Tilbrook Interview: Squeeze Then and Now
When they first arrived, he and songwriting partner Chris Difford drew comparisons to Lennon and McCartney. Our interview…
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Jimmy Webb Interview on Songwriting (and That Cake)
The consummate pop songwriter, whose credits include “MacArthur Park,” “Wichita Lineman” and so many more, in conversation.
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Melanie Interview: Playing Woodstock at 22
She was a relative unknown when she walked onto the stage at Yasgur’s Farm and sang for half a million people. By the end of her set, she was a star
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Ian Anderson on the Past, Present and Future of Jethro Tull
We talked to the legend about the new album, RökFlöte, the demand that Tull faced in its first decade with the constant cycle of writing, recording and touring, and his own mortality
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BS&T’s David Clayton-Thomas on Woodstock & More
DC-T on Woodstock: “The road manager told us, ‘I don’t think the show tonight’s going to happen. All the traffic is jammed. Nothing is moving.'”
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BJ Thomas Interview: ‘Hooked on a Feeling,’ ‘Raindrops’ & More
We were honored to conduct what turned out to be one of his final interviews. The great singer is also a master storyteller
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