“Dolly asked, ‘Could you do it in reds, greens, and sparkles?’ I played as many notes as possible while my other hand operated the transposer, and she exclaimed, ‘Yes, that’s it. Whee!'”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter reflects on his experiences as a session musician.]
“Dave Mustaine Reflects on His Early Days with Metallica and Their Split: ‘We Were at a Club When a Guy Was Hitting a Girl and James Yelled, ‘Kill Him!’ Then the Guy Turned and Asked, ‘Who’s Gonna Kill Me?’ and James Pointed at Me…”]
“I faced him and asked, ‘How did you come up with that incredible bass line?’ He replied, ‘Oh, you like it?’ as if he was unaware.” The iconic Chic classic that created one of the most recognizable bass lines ever.]
in Posts “I encountered the Red Special and asked, ‘Is that the one?’ to which Brian replied, ‘Yep. Do you want to give it a go?’ Steve Vai humorously recalls playing Brian May’s guitar ‘like a baby giraffe on roller skates’—now the Queen legend has presented him with his own custom ‘Green’ version of the Red Special.”]
in Posts “He arrived and asked, ‘Will you compensate me for that sample?’ We replied, ‘Actually, we already settled the payment,’ to which he responded, ‘No – you paid someone else'”: Fatboy Slim discusses the legendary ‘funk soul brother’ sample from The Rockafeller Skank.]