“She’s not a great singer. She’s not a great songwriter. She’s not a great dancer. To me, Taylor Swift is the apotheosis of mediocrity”: Why don’t you tell us what you really think about the world’s biggest pop star, Todd Rundgren?
“Five prototypes before I got the body right. It had to look cool, play easy, feel comfortable, and most of all, sound good”: Olivia Rodrigo kicks off her Unraveled tour with a “one of one” heart-shaped guitar and a surprise solo
“James and Lars moved their lives to be in a band with the guy before they even made a record!”: Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted pays his respects to the late, great Cliff Burton
“We’ve lived with Songs in the Key of Life for 50 years, but there’s still more to hear”: Stevie Wonder surprise releases four previously unheard songs from his classic 1976 album
Cara Delevingne showcases her two-hand tapping chops as she returns to Jimmy Fallon: “Everyone thought it was a party trick. It was actually foreshadowing”
“Nirvana continues to resonate so deeply because people are still hungry for authenticity. Kurt would have loved that legacy”: Krist Novoselic reunites with Dave Grohl at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, as Madonna and Taylor Swift win big
“The Rockestra was quite a session – I was in the guitar section with Denny Laine, Hank Marvin, David Gilmour and Pete Townshend”: Laurence Juber on his bass lesson from Paul McCartney and the making of Wings’ 1979 swan song
John Mayer and Derek Trucks trade solos as Marcus King and Joe Bonamassa cover Led Zeppelin at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026
“I said to Billy, ‘We should order one of these, and I’ll play it. It’ll be hilarious.’ Then it went viral. I hate playing that bass. Now I’ve got to play it every night”: Elwood Francis on why he regrets his 17-string bass becoming a ZZ Top staple
“I really cried with all that emotion to be honest – there were moments where the lack of hope and strength grabbed me – I had to take a break”: Petri Alanko on crafting the intense sonic universe of Control Resonant
“The prognosis was I’d have two years of playing left in me before the batteries in my hands ran out”: A degenerative nerve condition forced blues fingerstylist Amit Dattani to hang up his acoustic. Then a custom electric guitar saved his playing
“I don’t feel I’ve learnt enough” says Jonny Greenwood as he admits he used to be a “clumsy” and “lazy” guitarist
“A musician serves an intention, a continuum, a storytelling… You need to be listening carefully to what you play”: The quintessentially French, impossibility brilliant Pierre Bensusan on the freedom of DADGAD and unpredictable magic of performance
In a brand-new interview, Ritchie Blackmore says Deep Purple reunion was like coming back from war: “Everybody thought I was dead. And there I was — I was alive.”
“Bruce told me he wanted to sound more like Jeff Beck, so he ended up buying this Gibson. It turns out he’d bought an EB-6!” How Jimmy Fallon’s bassist bonded with Bruce Springsteen over their shared love of 6-string bass
