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Ozzy Osbourne’s last day: “More than anything, I miss the laughter,” says the producer of his final two albums
By Elizabeth Swann last updated
Andrew Watt says he spoke with Ozzy daily since the two men began recording together more than six years ago

After quitting John Mayall and Cream, Eric Clapton thought his legendary band would last “a long time.” They fell apart after one album
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist knew he was the reason his previous groups had broken up. This time he planned to make it stick

Brian May on the Queen song that requires him to “keep my wits about me”
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
As the celebrated track turns 50, May says he has no desire to tour but is considering a residency for the band at the Las Vegas Sphere

David Gilmour says Pink Floyd wasn’t prog rock and names the prog guitarist who can “really do their stuff”
By Elizabeth Swann published
The former Floyd guitarist also dismisses the notion they were a band. "it's just three or four people who get in a room together and strum guitars"

Ace Frehley forced to cancel show after a spill lands him in the hospital
By Elizabeth Swann published
The Space Ace was known for tripping on his high-heeled boots while in Kiss — but it was his intentional drops to his knees that did the real damage

Eric Idle recalls the violent attack on George Harrison that left him hospitalized and contributed to the former Beatles’ death two years later
By Phil Weller published
In a new podcast, the comedian relates Harrison's struggles following the incident and the resilience in found in his faith

Watch Eddie Van Halen perform in a blizzard as Sammy Hagar unearths never-seen video clip
By Phil Weller published
The band rejected the chance to cancel, instead opting for a memorable, if stormy, evening

The time Pete Townshend trashed the Beatles on television
By Phil Weller published
The Fab Four were selling records like hot cakes, but Townshend wasn’t buying — not until he heard a pair of sides they cut later that same year
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