“When I came up with the main hook of the song I realised that it was reminiscent of The Beatles' song I Will. “But what I did wasn’t that static,” he explains. “The chords are going E, A, B, and I’m ...

Lennon’s weaknesses proved to be McCartney’s strengths, while their shared music tastes created a bedrock upon which the Fab ...

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Todd Rundgren talks about Burt Bacharach's influence as he joins the 'What the World Needs Now: The Burt Bacharach Songbook ...

In his new book, Ian Leslie explores the close relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney and its demise.

Most songs are meant to be enjoyed by stadiums of people, but even the best artists have those tunes that defeated them live.

Learning his craft by copying the playing he heard on records, George demonstrated a fluent soloing style from the start of ...

Newly anointed frontman of Swedish band Ghost, Papa V Perpetua — aka Tobias Forge — chats about stepping out of character, the death of Ghost and how pop music shaped new album ‘Skeletá’ ...

Lennon was denied entry into the US in May 1969 due to a minor drug infraction in London, where he had copped a plea. The ...

Peter Wolf's book 'Waiting on the Moon' includes a fascinating chapter about Bob Dylan's early days in New York — Wolf took ...

Every song needs a justifiable ending, but that doesn't mean that the saga can't continue in the next phase of an artist's ...

The Beatles met Love in February 1968, when they all went to study Transcendental Meditation in Rishikesh, India, with guru ...