Roger Waters on meeting John Lennon: "He was quite snotty – so was I"
Waters on Lennon: a lifelong debt to a man he only met once, in a studio control room, where both of them were on their worst behaviour.
1970s Music
The day a Fleetwood Mac guitarist went out for a magazine and joined a cult instead
Within a year, Fleetwood Mac had lost both Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer. The story of how they lost the second one is almost impossible to believe.
'Stab it with their Steely knives' | The real story behind the Eagles and Steely Dan's feud
Steely Dan took aim at the Eagles in 1976. The Eagles fired back inside 'Hotel California'. Glenn Frey eventually explained exactly what it all meant.
How Black Sabbath accidentally poisoned Bill Ward during the making of Vol. 4
In 1972, Black Sabbath were recording Vol. 4 in a Bel Air mansion. One afternoon ended with Bill Ward poisoned, rolling down a hillside, and Ozzy Osbourne deciding he'd be fine.
The night Elton John put on a gorilla suit and walked on stage at an Iggy Pop gig
Iggy Pop was too sedated to stand up straight. Elton John was wearing the stinkiest gorilla suit imaginable. What happened next was inevitable.
Mick Jagger once named the ultimate punk band
While Keith Richards praised punk's attitude and Mick Jagger appreciated its energy, only one band earned Jagger's top spot – and it might surprise you.
How Chrissie Hynde almost married members of the Sex Pistols
1Before The Pretenders made Chrissie Hynde a star, she was navigating deportation threats, the NME, and a marriage proposal to two members of the Sex Pistols.
Why Tom Petty "hated" Pink Floyd
Tom Petty was a lifelong Pink Floyd fan - until they kept Damn the Torpedoes from topping the charts in 1980
David Bowie's drug-fuelled reason for hoarding his urine
Bowie’s obsession with the occult turned dark in 1975, as paranoia consumed him and ended his friendship with Jimmy Page
The surprising Pink Floyd record David Gilmour calls "the difficult second album"
David Gilmour recalls pressure and “lethargy” after The Dark Side of the Moon
How John Bonham influenced Paul Rodgers quitting Bad Company
“We were flying too high,” said Paul Rodgers of his decision to quit Bad Company after John Bonham’s death
Why Andy Warhol "loathed" David Bowie's tribute to him
David Bowie and Andy Warhol’s worlds collided in 1971 - but it wasn’t the artistic love-in Bowie hoped for
The influence of George Young on AC/DC
Many hail Angus and Malcolm Young as rock legends, but their older brother George quietly laid the groundwork, combining discipline, songwriting, production and hard graft
