Fred Garratt-Stanley

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"You don't have to pretend you're cool or act like you don't like this person. I'm a giant music fan": Coveted producer Andrew Watt on working with Paul McCartney, Keith Richards and Elton John

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

The 38-year-old is no household name, but he's won the trust of some of the world's most iconic musicians

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"I'd never modulated a song at the end before. When you're that young and dumb, you're like, ‘I could do this'": Jon Bon Jovi admits that he made a rod for his own back when he agreed to the iconic key change in Livin ' on a Prayer

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

After serious health troubles, the rock anthem's most famous moment now proves difficult for the legendary vocalist

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"I used to have many students, and they think that what they listen to in a record, especially from the new metal bands, is the reality. And it's not. It never is": Slipknot drummer Eloy Casagrande says new album drum parts are 'done' and 'honest'

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

Casagrande claims his parts on the album are completed Slipknot drummer Eloy Casagrande has confirmed that the band is working on a new album, with the Brazilian claiming his parts on the record are all recorded.

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"We have to take risks": U2 announce new UK & Europe leg of The Greatest Show On Earth tour as Bono reflects on infamous iTunes album stunt

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

Ahead of newly revealed Europe dates, the U2 frontman admitted the band's album stunt "went too far"

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"So this is song one, day one, and I'm thinking, 'This could be over, this could all be over right now'": Session keyboard ace Spooner Oldham on a breakthrough Aretha Franklin session

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

The renowned session musician looks back on one pivotal early recording with the legendary singer

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"I'd never seen anything like that... for him, recording was like drinking water": Prince's right-hand man Levi Seacer Jr. discusses the moment he discovered the late musician's legendary vault

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

The producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist recalled viewing a "mind-boggling" bank of music

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"We thought it'd be fun to do songs that people would hate": Foo Fighters finally release lost cover of Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

The track was recorded at a BBC Maida Vale session in 1997 Foo Fighters have released a cult cover of Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street, almost 30 years after recording the track at a BBC Maida Vale session in April 1997.

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"You've got to know when to gracefully and proudly step off that stage": Kiss legend Gene Simmons talks frankly about the importance of "respecting" fans

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

The band called it quits on touring in 2022 Kiss bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons has spoken about the group's decision to stop touring in 2022, saying it was all about "respecting" their fans.

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Nelly reveals Taylor Swift once paid him for a show appearance with $50,000 cash in a McDonald's bag: "I would've done it for free"

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

The hip-hop star was paid handsomely for surprising fans at a 2011 concert Hip-hop star Nelly has revealed that Taylor Swift once paid him for a show appearance with $50,000 cash stashed in a McDonald's bag.

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"I'm not someone who necessarily believes every artist has to be political": Bruce Springsteen gives insight into the fine craft of political songwriting

By: Fred Garratt-Stanley

The Boss offered his thoughts on the Home of the Brave podcast Legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen has weighed in on the debate