” he says, “and now we had little kids with lunchboxes and dolls in the front row, and I had to worry about cursing in the microphone. It became a circus.” Their manager, Bill Aucoin, came up with a genius solution: They’dallrecord solo albums, and release them...
Most of the time I would sit around in my room in my bathrobe, listening to Leadbelly albums and bemoaning my situation: three months shy of my fortieth birthday and still a private detective with nothing to show for it but a leaky two-bedroom cottage on Wonderland Drive and a battered ...
Patti Smith became one of New York City punk rock’s founding figures with her debut album “Horses.” Throughout her career, Smith remained one of the foremost activist voices in music, and always seemed up for pushing against the grain. In 2017, Smith won the National Book Award for her...
It's no surprise that a verse from2 Chainzcosts upwards of six figures. The rap vet has been in the game for over two decades, evolving from his time as Tity Boi in the group Playaz Circle and standing on his own as the solo star he is today. Throughout his lauded career, which i...
Mark Knopfler owns his own recording studio, British Grove, which opened in 2005. It's where Knopfler has recorded all of his solo albums since 2007'sKill to Get Crimson, the cover of which features a painting calledFour Lambrettas and Three Portraits of Janet Churchmanby John Bratby. The ...
Patti Smith became one of New York City punk rock’s founding figures with her debut album “Horses.” Throughout her career, Smith remained one of the foremost activist voices in music, and always seemed up for pushing against the grain. In 2017, Smith won the National Book Award for her...
Elton John has amassed 16 platinum or multi-platinum albums so far in his prolific solo recording career, the most recent being 1997'sThe Big Picture. The album was somewhat overshadowed by the release and massive worldwide chart success of "Candle in the Wind 1997," released as a tribute ...