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“Our parents f***ed up!” Pete Townshend says kids today are living a modern version of his rock opera ‘Tommy’
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist believes the themes he wrote from his postwar childhood now echo in a generation shaped by screens

Rich Robinson says success tore the Black Crowes apart — and explains why they refused to reunite until everything changed
By Phil Weller published
In their heyday, the brothers were constantly at one another’s throats. But since 2020, they’re committed to controlling their relationship

Freddie Mercury didn’t want a guitar solo. Brian May fought for it — and created one of Queen’s most celebrated moments on record
By Phil Weller published
May says creative friction was part of the process that made the group so successful

“I added more frets with a saw.” They built a microtonal guitar that “makes no sense.” Now they’re blowing up online
By Phil Weller published
The duo’s dense blend of jazz, prog and math-rock has racked up millions of views — and left players like Rick Beato and Cory Wong stunned

“I was done with Radiohead.” Ed O’Brien on why he thought it was over for the long-running art rockers
By Phil Weller published
As he prepares to drop ‘Blue Morpho,’ the guitarist opens up about burnout, lost inspiration, and why stepping away saved his creativity.

“I’m 75, for god’s sake!” Suzi Quatro says she's been driving illegally for 50 years without knowing It
By Phil Weller published
She fought the law — and no one even noticed

Alex Lifeson on how Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” inspired one of Rush’s most unexpected tracks
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist says Jimmy Page’s “hypnotic beast” didn’t just shape his playing — it directly sparked a standout cut from Rush’s ‘2112’ album

Our Lady Peace say Sammy Hagar nearly kicked them off the Van Halen tour. And then Eddie stepped in
By Phil Weller published
Raine Maida recalls the moment Sammy Hagar pushed to replace them — and how Eddie and Alex overruled him backstage.
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