“Les had seen me play guitar in a seventh-grade talent show and was so unimpressed that he decided to play bass. Glad I could help”: Todd Huth wrote Primus’ early guitar parts, then left them to Larry LaLonde
“I own 26 or 27 bass guitars – everything from Fenders to 6-strings and acoustics. But this one bass has a sound that none of my others have”: How a bass she borrowed (and never gave back) helped shape the sound of Rhonda Smith’s new supergroup
“Paul said, ‘Do you need another bass?’ He sent somebody to the music store and got me a Fender”: 5 basslines that made Paul Simon a superstar
“They started telling me about the backyard parties, fleshing out details. I thought, ‘This could be more than just a little article’”: How an unassuming college professor became one of the world’s leading authorities on Van Halen
“It was like the Wild West. We were the fastest guns in town and there was always some young punk who wanted to take you down”: The dramatic rise and tragic fall of Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy
“When I played the song for the person who it’s about, they were like, ‘Oh my God, I love it so much! But that weird choir bit in the second verse…’”: Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro on the “polarising” Mellotron ‘fake choir’ that features in Honeybee
“Mick and I went out in the car after David played it for us the first time, and we were already singing it, having only heard it only once”: How one of David Bowie’s greatest songs had a life-changing impact on a new generation of musicians
“You should keep that to yourself, dude”: Thom Yorke offers an odd response to Harry Styles when he tells him that he uses GarageBand to record his song ideas
“For some years now I’ve been struggling with the onset of the evil arthritis, which is now in an advanced state in my left shoulder and right hand, my right shoulder, and both knees”: Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill retires with immediate effect
“Sampling is our art form. We’ve accepted that we’re not going to make loads of money from record sales!”: The Avalanches on why clearing samples is harder than ever, working with Jamie xx and swapping hardware samplers for Pro Tools
“One of our defining cultural moments of recent times”: How to watch Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger reunion documentary
“The best ideas hit when you’re not expecting them. Jam is built so you’re always ready”: Behringer unveils two compact MIDI controllers and sequencers, Jam and Jam Play
“Have your prayers ready for Deen Castronovo.” Journey halts Tulsa concert after drummer suffers onstage medical emergency
“Fans are losing the chance to experience music from across Europe, and critically, opportunities for us all to tell each other’s stories through music”: UK minister bemoans barriers to music industry put up by Brexit
