Latest articles by Paul Elliott
“I wanted to do it as if it was brand new”: Eric Clapton's classic Unplugged performance now features previously unseen footage
The show that spawned the best-selling live album of all time!
“I don't think the term ‘Heavy Metal’ was used for Led Zeppelin”: What was the first metal album to hit No 1?
Was it Randy Rhoads’ old band Quiet Riot that made history?
“I fell off the bed laughing!” Why Jimmy Page thought a Whitesnake video was hilarious
“Shall we get this story straight?” Page said
“My playing sucks, but it sells!”: The guitarist who co-wrote two of the most famous songs ever admits he's no virtuoso
Best of 2024: For R&B legend Steve Cropper, playing guitar is all about groove
“It became a wedding song. ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?’”: The hit with a sting in its tail
And with the money it made, the band bought an oil well!
“He listened to the song and said, ‘Total crap!’”: How a classic ballad was rejected by one singer before Journey transformed it into a monster hit
The inside story - told by Journey guitarist guitarist Neal Schon
“Everybody clap your hands and boogie!”: Watch the young Ozzy Osbourne raising hell in newly unearthed Black Sabbath live footage from 1976
30 minutes of head-banging action to enjoy
“I never thought it would be a hit. It was too long for radio. So we lied about it. And it worked!”: How an ’80s classic got to No 1 - with a little bit of cheating…
A perfect soft rock ballad from a band whose guitarist travelled with a whole case of hairspray!
“It was fun. He was a great player”: Mike Rutherford on his surprise collaboration with Eddie Van Halen
The bad news? “I can’t find the tape!”
“This band’s been going for 50 years. When you really think about it, it’s insane!”: Steve Harris says there is plenty of life left in Iron Maiden
“Mick Jagger has set the bar fitness-wise,” Harris says
“People saying, ‘Good album, good songs.’ That hadn't happened to me before”: David Bowie on his first classic album
“The whole album is so unusual,” says Bowie fan Boy George
“I wondered if I was insane for wanting to do this”: How Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen learned to play again after losing his left arm
The full story of his heroic comeback
“It’s one of my favourite Maiden albums - despite the fact that I'm not on it!”: Bruce Dickinson on Iron Maiden’s cult classic
He calls it “an updated version of Deep Purple In Rock”
“Pour some eggnog on me!”: Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott reveals his favourite Christmas song
And he also stars in this year’s most rocking festive tune
“Prince is overtly sexual. I am quietly sexual”: What Stevie Nicks said about her famous friends and exes
And why Tom Petty told her: ‘You don’t need help!”
“It sounded like U2!”: How a happy accident led to one of Iron Maiden's greatest songs
It started with a “crazy noise” from a guitar synth
Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain's funniest moment
His famous drum battle with two glove puppets
“The new high-powered mover from Hoover - it’s a little groover!”: What Brian Johnson sang before his audition for AC/DC
He was broke and needed the money!
“You’ve caressed them with Stairway To Heaven. Now you’re going to disturb them!”: Jimmy Page on the perfect Led Zeppelin album
“We were crafting albums for the album market,” Page said
“Man, this is a hit!”: The magic combination in Pink Floyd’s freak Christmas No 1
“It wasn’t my idea to do disco music," Gilmour said
“I didn’t want my song playing while a family got whacked!”: Journey singer’s fears about Don’t Stop Believin’
What happened when the rock anthem featured in The Sopranos
“There was a 50/50 chance that I’d be able to sing again!”: The dramatic story of an ’80s mega-hit
You know things are bad when your guitarist tries to kick you out of your own band!
“I could see and hear my brothers dying”: The horror of a rock band’s plane crash - by the guitarist who survived it
Six people died, including the band's singer
