Latest articles by Paul Elliott
“We approached the songs with instruments that were broken or out of tune”: Trent Reznor on Nine Inch Nails' The Fragile
“You have to question yourself as an artist," he said
Zakk Wylde says the current Pantera line-up may record new music from Dimebag’s old demos
Wylde reveals that Dimebag left behind “tons of cassettes”
“I played lots of guitar on it, and Freddie said, ‘No, no, no!’”: How Brian May fought to be heard on a Queen classic
May calls it “a massive Queen song”
“The idea was to make an album heavier than anything that had ever before”: Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath’s classic debut
"It was a bit nerve-wracking!"
“Freddie Mercury got me in a half-nelson. I couldn’t move!”: A rock legend’s backstage antics at Live Aid
Bowie was “a nice guy”. Elvis Costello, not so much…
“I do not want to be a sad parody of myself”: How Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson faced up to his greatest challenge
“I finally figured out finally what I do in life,” he says
“White whale! Holy Grail!”: How the epic tale of Moby-Dick inspired Mastodon’s greatest album
“The story paralleled the lives of the four dudes in Mastodon"
"David was loving, cantankerous, giving, supportive, sullen, wise, difficult, well-read, and really funny”: Ex-New York Dolls bassist pays tribute to the late David Johansen
“We had love for each other,” Sami Yaffa says
“We had a song called Heat-Crazed Vole. You know, like a rat. It was pretty awful!”: Iron Maiden's Steve Harris recalls his early days
Rock singer’s fiancée reported dead after falling overboard on ’80s cruise
Kimberly Burch was engaged to Faster Pussycat leader Taime Downe
Watch: Van Halen as you've never seen them before! Amazing live and backstage footage leaked online
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“They were trashy. They seemed genuine”: New York Dolls singer David Johansen dead at 75
The Dolls’ debut album inspired many bands - from the Sex Pistols to Guns N’ Roses
“I can’t think why, but we recorded the track prancing around naked!” Tony Iommi recalls the madness of Black Sabbath
When Iommi's guitar went 'Boing!' a strange track was born
"Stupid song. But our producer said, ‘It’s a hit.’ And he was right!”: How a famous singer had a No.1 with a song she hated
“There isn’t a city built on rock’n’roll!” she admits
"This riff was gonna be really intense, and pretty majestic”: How Jimmy Page created the Led Zeppelin classic Kashmir
"It kicked off with myself and John Bonham," he said
“The whole history of Led Zeppelin is musical expansion”: Physical Graffiti is 50 years old
It was Zeppelin's answer to The White Album and Electric Ladyland
“I loved Prince. 1999 became the soundtrack to my life”: How the Purple One’s classic album was life-changing for a Guns N’ Roses star
“That record gave me the courage to move to LA”
“There's a time and a place to bail out with dignity and grace”: Iron Maiden's Dave Murray says the band will split before they end up embarrassing themselves
The heavy metal legends celebrate their 50th anniversary this year
“In my head I was there with Freddie in those moments”: How Brian May completed Freddie Mercury’s final song for Queen
Mercury recorded his vocal part just a few months before his death
“Meeting your heroes can be disappointing, but not with Bon”: Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott pays tribute to AC/DC legend Bon Scott
Leppard opened for AC/DC on the Highway To Hell tour
“I glared at him and stuck out my tongue and said, ‘Aaahhhh!’”: Gene Simmons recalls the rivalry between Kiss and Black Sabbath
“Once the war paint was on, I became The Demon,” Simmons says
Guns N’ Roses and Tool added to Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s final show at Villa Park
The event will be hosted by actor Jason Momoa
“I said, ‘Of course we’re gonna be better than Metallica!’”: Bruce Dickinson explains why he was trash talking when he rejoined Iron Maiden
“I was perfectly relaxed about the whole thing,” he says
