Tom Petty’s approach to songwriting was simple: Stay humble and write what you love. “I don’t think that I can sit down and pick out,
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The members of Kiss have always been their own biggest fans and staunchest advocates. The face-painted rockers’ steadfast belief in themselves helped them prevail over addiction, lineup changes and
It took Billy Idol just 20 minutes to write his classic song “White Wedding” after he sat in the recording studio and began thinking about his sister’s
How Fleetwood Mac Mixed Tradition and Technology on ‘Everywhere’
When George Harrison met his first wife, Pattie Boyd, and asked her to dinner, she was honest with him: She already had a boyfriend. Boyd,
Stevie Wonder’s early 1972 release Music of My Mind was an incremental achievement, as he neatly refined the approach of earlier, more uneven albums. The
Try as he might, Paul Stanley was unable to break Kiss’ trend-chasing ways when it came time to record 1997’s Carnival of Souls. “I was
Jerry Lee Lewis had been warned ahead of his British tour in May 1958 that he shouldn’t take his new wife to the U.K., but he didn’t
The late ’80s were a challenging period for classic rockers: Could they remain relevant and maintain their levels of success, born of moments six or
All should have been well in 1982 as Pat Benatar settled in to record her fourth album, Get Nervous. Her previous three records were all