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Donovan says David Gilmour bought his former home to channel his songwriting magic
By Phil Weller published
Asked to name his greatest achievement, the British folksinger name-dropped two of the greatest British songwriters of all time

Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie”
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
The songwriter recently took to the stage to sing the song with another artist for only the second time in 55 years

Ritchie Blackmore on why Deep Purple couldn't survive with him and Ian Gillan onboard
By Phil Weller published
The two musicians didn’t say a word to one another during the classic Mark II line-up’s doomed final months, but still produced one more hit record

Ozzy Osbourne told Andrew Watt what every great rock song needs
By Phil Weller published
Ozzy was the first artist who trusted the guitarist ad producer to make a rock album, and he learned a valuable lesson along the way

Ana Popovic on how her custom Fender axe inspired the guitar-dance fusion on her new album, ‘Dance to the Rhythm’
By Gary Graff published
“I don’t think there’s a rule,” Popovic says of applying guitar to dance tracks. “It’s whatever the song needs, wherever you want to take it

“It sounds like 50 Marshall stacks!” Pete Townshend’s guitar secrets revealed by the Who’s substitute guitarist
By Joe Matera last updated
Steve Bolton said the Who guitarist taught him the power of using just one guitar for some of his most bombastic tracks

Alex Lifeson on the song he wrote for Rush drummer Neil Peart
By James Volpe Rotondi published
Written while Peart was dealing with cancer, the song became Lifeson’s moving tribute to the Rush icon

“Everything was normal.” Ozzy Osbourne was fine the day before his death says his close friend and producer Andrew Watt
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
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