I think of Eugene O Neills words when I think about Gerry Rafferty a beautiful songwriter who wrote upbeat groovy tunes. Like many of my favourite artists he was a perfectionist socially awkward who had been disillusioned by the music business and its pernicious grip on your spirit after legal...
He asked the man his name,wrote out a (43)D,and pushed it into his hand saying,"Take this money.Meet me here exactly one year from today,and you can pay me back at that time." Then he turned and disappeared as (44)C as he had come. ...
They emerged after a year, their dreams slightly the worse for wear - but not for long. The break came when they encountered Terry Doran and the embryonic Apple Music, the Beatles publishing Co. "On joining the ranks of Apple, we wrote from nine to five like any other job . . . . ...
"The hardest thing in the music business to have is your first hit, the hardest. The first song I ever wrote and sang by myself on a record was 'Lady.' I wrote that song for my wife, we'd married in '70, it was '72, I wrote about the things I knew," DeYoung recalled onDec...
Pretty much the perfect Motorhead album if not forAce of Spades, this one put the fledgling band’s troubled beginnings behind them and wrote the manual for their distinct musical style. From the ruthless battery of the title track (their first bona fide thrasher) to deliberate classics like ...
comes a track that sees vinyl much sooner. John's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," inspired by Keith's erratic personality, is recorded at IBC Studios, London. John later says this song and others he wrote during this period were for a Who children's album planned by manager Kit Lambert. ...
The Who are an English rock band, notable for their albums Tommy, Who's Next, and Quadrophenia. They are known as one of the greatest rock bands of all-time and are also notable for three of their hits, "Who Are You," "Baba O' Riley," "We Don't Get Foole
When he shared this pic of some of his grandkids in 2015, he wrote, "two of our Grandchildren looking at their Christmas tree. First [on] her list? An electric guitar. No kidding." Steven Tyler Theo Wargo, Getty Images Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) Steven Tyler has five grandkids. His ...
He was declared clinically dead, then one of the EMTs administered a shot of adrenaline directly to Sixx’s heart. When that didn’t revive him, the medical worker injected him again, saving his life. After he recovered, Sixx wrote “Kickstart My Heart,” in which he addresses other ...
He wrote a meticulous book about Jesus’ life, including the stories about how both of you conceived your sons in miraculous ways and how God let you know about his plans. Now, I imagine that if the two of you had written down your own stories, they’d contain some details Luke ...