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Bassist Gene Simmons (left) and guitarist Ace Frehley performing with American rock group Kiss, circa 1977
Gene Simmons on Ace Frehley’s three departures from Kiss

By Phil Weller Published

Gene Simmons says Ace didn’t have it in him to go the distance with the band

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Sammy Hagar and Alex Van Halen
Sammy Hagar calls for peace as he responds to Alex Van Halen calling him “a complete idiot”

By Phil Weller Published

The drummer’s comments concerned Hagar’s controversial 2011 autobiography

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Kim Thayil of Soundgarden performs onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Peacock Theater on November 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Kim Thayil on what Soundgarden’s album is like, and why you’re waiting so long for it

By Martin Kielty Published

Guitarist explains the challenges of working with late singer Chris Cornell’s voice to complete a “quirky, introspective” record with no release date yet

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Ritchie Blackmore performs alongside Ian Gillan at his August 12, 2026 reunion with Deep Purple at Jones Beach
Why Ritchie Blackmore’s Deep Purple return delighted ex singer Joe Lynn Turner

By Martin Kielty Published

Vocalist believes brief but powerful moment on stage sends a message about dismissing anger and hate from life

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David Gilmour (L) and Roger Waters perform at a benefit evening for The Hoping Foundation on July 10, 2010 in London, England.
A Pink Floyd insider has revealed what really drove David Gilmour and Roger Waters apart

By Joe Matera Published

The veteran road manager claims it wasn’t just creative differences that destroyed Pink Floyd — it was the wives

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Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones performs on stage during the Stones Tour '24 Hackney Diamonds at Lumen Field on May 15, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
Keith Richards names the player who turned him on to Fender guitars

By Martin Kielty Published

The Rolling Stones veteran made the move from Gibson around 1970, and one particular friend – and one particular tuning – provided the inspiration

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Warren Zevon performing with his all-gray Modulus Blackknife in 1987.
David Letterman on Warren Zevon’s final words to him: “Take care of this for me”

By Phil Weller Published

On the 23rd anniversary of Warren Zevon’s death, we remember the night the guitar he gave David Letterman stole the show at his Rock Hall induction

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LEFT: Sammy Hagar performs onstage during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 19, 2025 in Las Vegas. RIGHT: Alex Van Halen of Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas
“Sammy Hagar is a complete idiot.” Alex Van Halen slams the former Van Halen singer in the latest volley of their ongoing feud

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Alex has praised David Lee Roth as “a poet” and said Van Halen “did our best work with Dave” — but he has a very different view of Hagar

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American singer and musician John Fogerty, co-founder of the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, sits at a table and enjoys a cigarette and a Coca-Cola inside his recording studio in Berkeley, California, February 26, 1970.
John Fogerty on the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit he wrote in 20 minutes to save his career

By Phil Weller Published

Written amid a volatile political backdrop, the song remains just as relevant today as it was decades ago

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Irish rock group Thin Lizzy performing at the Marquee Club, London, 13th November 1973. Left to right: Phil Lynott (1949 - 1986), Brian Downey and Eric Bell.
Eric Bell on the Thin Lizzy show that ended his dream gig

By Andrew Daly Published

The guitarist says he couldn't play without drinking — and couldn't play after drinking, bringing his time with the Irish rockers to an early end

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