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“I told Alex, ‘We’re either doing this or we’re not.’” Geddy Lee on forcing Alex Lifeson to restart Rush
By Phil Weller published
Six years after Neil Peart’s death, Lee gave Lifeson a blunt choice — and set Rush’s next chapter in motion

Robert Fripp on a briefcase of cash, a music store showdown and the ’59 Les Paul Custom that powered King Crimson’s most radical music.
By Phil Weller published
The guitar behind Fripp’s prog-rock breakthrough nearly met a different fate

Ian Anderson says he wanted to utilize the soloing talents of new guitarist Jack Clark – so long as he obeyed one golden rule
By Phil Weller last updated
Jack Clark learned Anderson is a strict bandleader while recording 2025's ‘Curious Ruminant’

Geddy Lee on what it will take for him and Alex Lifeson to record new music as Rush reunites
By Phil Weller published
The legendary prog rock band will play their first shows in over a decade later this year

Greg Lake on what happened when Robert Fripp asked him to play bass on King Crimson's debut album
By Phil Weller published
It took just one eye-opening rehearsal for Lake to learn the difference between playing guitar and bass

The Dutch prog-rock band that combined Chuck Berry guitar riffs and yodeling to score a top-10 hit
By Phil Weller published
The prog classic was born out of a moment of magic, and continues to appear in popular culture decades on

David Gilmour on the genesis of a Pink Floyd classic now receiving a historic reissue
By Phil Weller published
The original nine-part track was split into two on 'Wish You Were Here,' but its new Dolby Atmos mix ties them together at last

Steve Howe’s top tip for better improvisations takes the complexity out of the art form
By Phil Weller published
The prog-rock hero says players “don’t need much information” if they follow these simple steps

Polly Samson on helping David Gilmour put Pink Floyd to rest — and the awkward silences that gave their last album its most powerful moment
By Phil Weller published
‘The Endless River’ was meant to be an instrumental record, but Gimour looked to his wife, Polly Samson, for one definitive lyric
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