“He’s one of the most gifted songwriters that ever lived. What can I say? I’m not worthy!”: The eccentric prog icon who blew Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris’s mind The greatest ever songwriter to stand on one leg!
“He wasn’t a phoney. He didn’t have to be somebody else – he felt comfortable being himself“: We lost Dimebag Darrell 20 years ago today. His brother Vinnie Paul never let his memory die Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell died 20 years ago today, on December 8, 2004. In 2007, his brother Vinnie Paul paid tribute to a giant of...
“I said, ‘No way, I’m not having a song on some show we’ve never heard of’ and my publisher pretended that conversation never took place”: how Stephen Fretwell came to have one of his songs as the Gavin & Stacey theme tune In short: the singer-songwriter is very lucky to have a publisher who doesn’t pay any attention to his instructions
“They didn’t do the posing rock thing – that attitude has stuck with me ever since”: Ruts DC drummer David Ruffy explains why Edgar Broughton Band are his prog heroes He hails their punk ethic, their experiments with electronica, and their way of writing songs about real people
“It’s a beautiful song with a bit of a dark edge.” Comic Chris McCausland on why he chose Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters for his latest performance on Strictly Come Dancing Watch Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell wow the Strictly judges with Viennese Waltz set to Metallica classic
“His ear was very crusty.” Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne on meeting Paul McCartney for the first time Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne smoked a joint with Beatles icon –and was fascinated by Sir Paul's "crusty" ear