Interviews

Our discussions with many significant classic rock artists and others.

Mick Fleetwood Reflects on Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’

Of the 1977 album, he says, “there was no way the band was going to survive this. It [ultimately] served as a bonding experience”

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Lisa Marie Presley Was ‘Lights Out’ On Her Recording Debut

Of her 2003 album: “That was my biggest challenge, to break through this phantom tabloid thing I had and put down something substantial.”

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Jefferson Airplane/Starship’s Marty Balin on the Heaven That Was ’67

In this 2015 interview by music journalist Harvey Kubernik, the late vocalist spoke about the early days of the band he co-founded, and much more.

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Steve Marriott Interview: ‘Paying the Bills’

“There’s something good about working for a living. You know exactly what you’re getting and you know exactly where it’s going. I’m very happy like that.”

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Simon Kirke Interview: Bad Company, Rodgers and Ralphs

“It’s not a given that if you’re talented, you’ll be successful. There are so many people that are much better than me playing drums that never got the break”

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Bill Graham Interview on the Rock ’n’ Roll Revolution

“Those of us who live in the Bay Area have always had the same goal: We want to turn people on and we want them to have a good time.”—Bill Graham

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David Bowie: ‘In the ’70s, I Never Felt Like a Rock Star’

An interview with a senior label exec covering a range of topics: “I’m not a great singer,” Ziggy’s clothes and the answer to “Is it hard being David Bowie?”

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Dave Clark on ‘All the Hits’: ‘The Imperfections Made Them Perfect’

“We believed the song should have that same excitement of when we played live,” he says, on recording the big DC5 hits like “Glad All Over.”

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Twisted Sister Producer Tom Werman: ‘Dee Snider Said I Destroyed Their Multi-Platinum Album’

We asked the label exec about his post- Epic Records career, producing some of the biggest albums of the ’80s

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Savoy Brown’s Kim Simmonds and 5 Decades of the Blues

The guitarist, singer and songwriter formed the British blues band in London in 1965. “When I started, all the club bands were playing Motown”

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