Latest articles by Phil Weller
More than 60 years after the bands first clashed, the guitarist says George Harrison was “the nicest guy,” while offering little praise for Lennon or Paul McCartney
The former Van Halen bandmates will take part in a virtual TEDx talk with artist Robert Vargas — 11 years since they last shared a stage
The Eagles guitarist’s brief romance with the Fleetwood Mac legend gave him a front-row seat to a songwriting process very different from his own
The producer wouldn’t learn about the incident until the early ‘90s
Zappa accused Lennon of repackaging his song “King Kong” as if he and Yoko Ono had written it themselves
The Queen guitarist has been named the greatest rock guitarist of all time — but when it came to this late blues-rock icon, even May could only stand back and marvel.
Clapton thought the Experience was the wrong band for Hendrix, but felt “an incredible sense of relief” to have discovered someone else as devoted to the blues as he was
Performing for lifers inside California’s most notorious prison, the guitar legend was rewarded with tears, bear hugs, and a deeply moving reminder of the healing power of music
The pair would eventually turn their friendly jousting into a 1985 cover of “Dancing in the Street” for Live Aid’s famine-relief efforts
The singer was driving when he heard the unusual fundraising offer – and decided to make a contribution
The band went through many iterations before management suggested Jethro Tull
Long before “Sultans of Swing” made him a guitar hero, Knopfler was a reporter learning the art of listening — a skill that would define his songwriting.
The Rolling Stones frontman says Lennon’s disappointing encounter with Presley convinced him to stay away — a decision he still wishes he hadn’t made
The GoFundMe organizer says they are “blown away” by the support, with major donations also coming from Maynard James Keenan, Kathleen Hanna, Brett Gurewitz and others
Tommy Henriksen spotted the future Nita Strauss stand-in on social media, compared her feel to Gary Moore's and called her parents. Months later, she was playing alongside Cooper
The future Genesis star believed he’d finally discovered why he didn’t appear on All Things Must Pass. Then George Harrison revealed what had really happened.
Patience — and a single well-played guitar chord — turned out to be a virtue for one of the biggest hits in the group's catalog
The band has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover extensive medical care and in-home support after multiple surgeries and complications
Frampton says his rift with Steve Marriott forced him to leave before the band’s breakthrough record came out
The drummer says Roth’s chemistry with Van Halen “was brilliant soup” — and credits the singer with connecting to audiences like no one else could
Although his solo career was going strong, the Quiet Beatle entertained the possibility of forming a new band with one of his former Fabs
The time the young Ron Wood found himself in the Yardbirds for one night only
The guitarist dismisses the belief that speed is the be-all and end-all
