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The Pink Floyd song David Gilmour thought was “thrown-together”

During their tenure, Pink Floyd constantly evolved and went through transformations, with experimentation being the only everlasting aspect of their musical approach. It was a novel way of conducting themselves. For a decade or two, music artists had tried to be reliable for their audiences, pumping out music they knew they wanted. But Pink Floyd […]

The only genre John Bonham was ever influenced by: “I’ll get that sound too”

No one wakes up having the chops of being the best musician in the world. It takes a lot of practice before people are even close to reaching the levels of their rock and roll heroes, but every now and again, there are those musicians who have put in all the hours to the point […]

Inside John Lennon’s Pockets: The Sentimental Keepsakes That Revealed the Heart Behind the Beatle

Unlike many rock stars who flaunted wealth, John Lennon’s pockets were often filled with surprisingly modest and meaningful items. According to close friends and assistants, Lennon usually carried a few essentials with him, and each told a story. One constant was a pair of round, tinted glasses—even if he wasn’t wearing them, he liked to […]

SHOCKING: Paul McCartney Quietly Pays for Funerals of 90 Indian Plane Crash Victims—A Heart-Wrenching Act of Kindness at Midnight!

In a deeply moving and largely unpublicized gesture, Sir Paul McCartney, the legendary former Beatle, has once again proven that his heart is as immense as his legacy. News has surfaced that McCartney personally funded the funerals of 90 victims of a devastating plane crash in India—an act of compassion carried out without fanfare or […]

“I played it once, hated it”: The Led Zeppelin single Jimmy Page didn’t want to release

Having created some of the greatest rock albums of all time, it is difficult to pick faults with the tenure of Led Zeppelin – not least because the pioneering hard rock outfit amassed an incredibly dedicated audience ready to defend them against any and all criticisms. From their formation in 1968, Jimmy Page’s outfit stuck […]

The Beatles album John Lennon used to bash America: “It’s as relevant as Vietnam”

For anyone in The Beatles’ generation, cracking America was the one indicator of success. The whole point of them making rock and roll was to imitate the legends that they had heard from teh bread basket of America, and even when they were working on their first singles, Brian Epstein vowed to not take the […]

Roger Waters’ five favourite songwriters of all time: “A truth in everything that he’s done”

Roger Waters doesn’t often share the details of specific music that makes him move, so when he does praise a fellow artist, it is usually a creative that the Pink Floyd man truly admires. In fact, it’s not very often that Waters shares much positive at all. So, you can bet your bottom dollar that […]

The Led Zeppelin song that became Nancy Wilson’s “blueprint”

If you’re going through a hard time in your life and don’t know why bad things seem to keep happening to you, just remember that everything happens for a reason. What? You don’t believe me? You think that’s just something people tell themselves in order to get through difficult moments? Well then, may I please […]

The final time John Lennon performed a song by The Beatles: “I wrote it with John”

Though he had spent much of his formative years as an adult bathed in the spotlight, the latter years of John Lennon‘s life saw him hide away from the stage. Even when he was ploughing away in the studio, the idea of touring around the world was never something that appealed. With that, the poignancy […]

Not Banned, But Silenced: How George Harrison Fought to Be Heard in the Shadow of Lennon-McCartney

It’s painful to say as a fan, but yes — George Harrison’s songwriting was often sidelined within The Beatles, especially during their peak years. While “banned” might be too strong a word, George was routinely discouraged, underappreciated, and left fighting for space alongside the Lennon-McCartney juggernaut. In the early days, George wasn’t writing much, so […]