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“I think I want you to play with the Who now.” Peter Frampton on Pete Townshend’s career-saving invitation — and the silence that followed
As his new documentary premieres, Frampton recalls the moment Townshend invited him to replace him in the Who — only to leave him waiting by the phone as his career hit rock bottom.
“You should be doing rap like Limp Bizkit.” Zakk Wylde recalls the career advice that backfired
At the height of the nu-metal boom, Wylde says he was repeatedly told to follow trends instead of trusting his instincts
“I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing. He ruined rock guitar.” Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid takes aim at Van Halen’s influence
The alt-rock pioneer says Van Halen led generations of guitarists to prioritize speed and technique over memorable musical ideas.
“If Jesus Christ walked into a room, everyone would pull out their phone.” Chrissie Hynde rips fans who film concerts
The Pretenders frontwoman says audiences are no longer fully present at concerts and compares constant filming to compulsive behavior.
“I have the dubious distinction.” Steve Farris sang “Honky Tonk Women” with Kiss — and was fired almost immediately
The future Mr. Mister guitarist impressed Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley with a single solo, but one unexpected audition requirement ended his tenure almost as soon as it began
How a tossed-out Jimi Hendrix album inspired Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar journey
His brother Jimmie found the album behind a Dallas blues club. The discovery would shape his tone and technique, and create a blues giant for a new generation
How John Lennon created one of the Beatles’ strangest sounds in just five minutes
Eddie Kramer recalls watching Lennon discover a forgotten electronic instrument and turn it into the signature sound of “Baby You’re a Rich Man.”
“I’m always trying to increase the size of my paintbox.” Daniel Lanois turns studio accidents into songs on his new album, ‘Belladonna Nocturne’
The producer behind U2, Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel explains how he builds music from fragments, repurposes discarded ideas, and treats the studio itself as an instrument
