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“They advertise it as a safe tonic to give you energy — and it’s not.” Brian Setzer on the “health drink” that sent him to rehab
The Stray Cats guitarist explains how an over-the-counter tonic derailed the group’s last tour
Narada Michael Walden on the night he walked away from Tommy Bolin
The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Jeff Beck collaborator says Bolin’s addictions forced a heartbreaking decision, months before the guitarist’s death.
“I cried.” John Mayer says his label didn’t hear any hits on his album. Then it sold five million copies
After nearly scrapping ‘Continuum,’ Mayer said he learned a lesson about believing in himself
“His voice was a whisper.” Adrian Belew on the last time he saw Frank Zappa — and the memory he prefers to remember
More than 30 years after Zappa’s death, Belew shares memories of visiting the ailing guitarist — and the unexpected phone call that gave him closure
“He put it in our coffee and never told us.” George Harrison rejected claims the Beatles were responsible for America’s drug culture
Harrison recalled how he and John Lennon unwittingly took acid, and argued that the media played a larger role in the drug’s popularity than the Beatles
“How are we going to get this home?” Geddy Lee recalls the winter night he and Alex Lifeson bought his first bass amp
A teenage Lee thought he’d solved his gear problem — until he and Lifeson realized the oversized Traynor amp was too big too carry home
“We would listen to that album nonstop.” Eric Clapton reveals the surprising pop influence behind Cream's sound
The guitarist says a Beach Boys record played a key role in shaping the music of his 1960s power trio
Bob Daisley claims Ozzy Osbourne misrepresented his relationship with Randy Rhoads
The bassist says Osbourne and Rhoads weren’t as close as Ozzy made it seem
Heart on being “scandalized” by Led Zeppelin, and fighting sexism
As Heart began its climb in the 1970s, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson say they had to fight to be taken seriously in a rock world dominated by men
“I don’t think it’s a dirty song. It's something everybody does." Clarence Carter — famous for “Patches” and “Strokin’” — has died at age 90
The blind soul guitarist, whose catalog swung between gospel-level emotion and X-rated humor, knew fame would come but said, “I never knew it would happen that way”
