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“It was the most disgusting thing I could ever imagine!” The Cars’ guitarist recalls the worst gig of his life
The band had a rude awakening on their first trip to England
Brian May on the “supreme injustice” of Roger Taylor’s Queen B-side "making as much money as Bohemian Rhapsody"
“It was a real sticking point for the band and it’s good we got through it,” he admits
“Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat of Blondie”: Clem Burke, drummer for Blondie, dead at 70
He played on every Blondie album
“I thought it would be funny to sing my own song, but...”: Billy Corgan's karaoke disaster
He also reveals which Metallica song gave him hope as a teenager
“The flute just looked nice and shiny!”: How Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson became rock’s leading one-legged flautist
“At first I couldn’t get a note out of it,” he said
Bill Burr told Eddie Vedder that he hated Pearl Jam because they “knocked out” ‘80s hair metal
“When Pearl Jam came, that was another one of those grunge Seattle bands. And that’s when I was like, ‘Oh my God. This isn’t ending”
![James Hetfield [left] and Kirk Hammett harmonise solos as they perform live with Metallica in 1988. Hammett plays a Jackson Rhodes, Hetfield has his trusty white Explorer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mpZgd7e7YSCLwb7LuqPpbi-840-80.jpg.webp)
How Metallica wrote the ultimate metal ballad and took thrash into the mainstream with One
The sound of Metallica in full command, One would prove to be the ultimate thrash metal power ballad
“I’ve seen a million faces and I’ve rocked them all!”: Was Bon Jovi’s acoustic set the inspiration for MTV Unplugged?
It was Jon and Richie at their peak
