Iconic Artists

Lemmy

The much-missed Lemmy on his early guitar work in Hawkwind, his decades of success in Motorhead - and why rock will never die.

Gary Rossington's story of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitarist Gary Rossington on the story of Lynyrd Skynyrd - from the Gimme Back My Bullets album to their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

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Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton on Humble Pie, his solo career and life after his diagnosis of Inclusion Body Myositis, a progressive muscle disorder.

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Myles Kennedy

Myles talks about his collaborations, writing music during lockdown and his hopes for the future.

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Fish

Fish talks about his prog rock beginnings, life in Marillion and his continued solo work

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Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro on success in the 1970s and 80s, working with her son as a producer and continuing to make music in her seventies.

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Greg Lake

An archive conversation with Greg Lake, covering both his solo work and his many years with Emerson Lake & Palmer. Lake sadly died in 2016.

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Francis Rossi - Going Solo

Francis Rossi on his career in Status Quo and his life in music since the sad passing of fellow bandmate, Rick Parfitt.

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Slash On Collaborations & Solo Work

The iconic guitarist, Slash talks about his four solo albums, collaborations with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators and Adam Levine, and producing an album over lockdown.

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Bernie Marsden

Bernie Marsden interviewed live at Trecco Bay, South Wales in 2021, talks about playing in Whitesnake, other musical collaborations and his solo albums, 'Chess' and 'Kings'.

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Skin's story of Skunk Anansie and beyond

Skin talks about her career - in Skunk Anansie and as a solo artist - and her autobiography 'It Takes Blood And Guts'.

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Steve Hackett's Story Of Early Genesis & Beyond

Steve Hackett on the early years in Genesis, his solo work and his Genesis Revisited albums.

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Steve Lukather's story of Toto (explicit)

Legendary guitarist, singer and songwriter, Steve Lukather talks about Toto's beginnings, their 1970s and 1980s success and his own solo career.

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The Genesis Story

Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins take Mark Jeeves through nearly 50 years of Genesis, with the stories behind many of their big albums and how they are feeling ahead of their 2021 shows.

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Saxon

Biff Byford from Saxon discusses early guitars, the successes of the early 80s and the importance of new fans in this archive interview.

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Judas Priest

Judas Priest's Glenn Tipton and Rob Halford talk about the early days of the band, their musical influences and their plans for a new album.

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Dio

Ronnie James Dio's widow, Wendy Dio speaks about her husband's varied musical career up until his sad passing in 2010, as a solo artist and with Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell.

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Brian Johnson's story of AC/DC (Part 1)

A legendary member of a legendary band. Brian Johnson talks about the roots of AC/DC and life in (and outside of) the band.

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Brian Johnson's story of AC/DC (Part 2)

A legendary member of a legendary band. Brian Johnson talks about the roots of AC/DC and life in (and outside of) the band.

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Duff McKagan story of Guns'n'Roses and beyond (explicit)

Duff McKagan, best known as bassist in Guns'n'Roses, tells his story of the band - and his more recent solo work.

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Roger Taylor's story of Queen and beyond (explicit)

Roger Taylor on classic Queen, contemporary Queen and his solo projects. Plus, he picks some of the tracks that he is most proud of.

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Ozzy Osborne's story of Black Sabbath & his solo career

Interviewed for the release of the 'Scream' album in 2010, Ozzy speaks about his childhood, reality TV and life inside and outside of Black Sabbath.

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Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba, and James Michael with the story of Sixx AM

California based Sixx AM talked to us about their influences, their early careers and recent band successes (as Sixx AM and with Motley Crue and Guns N' Roses).

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Tom Morello's story of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and beyond

Tom Morello talks record collections, his guitar style and working with Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave.

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Scott Gorham's story Of Thin Lizzy

Scott Gorham on joining Thin Lizzy as the 'new guy', his relationship with Phil Lynott and the story behind the band's break-ups and fall-outs.

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Tony Iommi's story Of Black Sabbath

From his early inspiration listening to The Shadows, to tragedy that could have ended his guitar-playing career - and ultimately success with Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi looks back on four decades in music.

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Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt's story of Status Quo (explicit)

Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt in a bittersweet interview, as it was recorded before Parfitt's sad passing in 2016, looking back at their career - and forward to their plans for the future.

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Ronnie and Keith's story of The Rolling Stones

Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards on their fiftieth anniversary, the formation of the Rolling Stones and how they still successfully work together today.

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Mike Rutherford's story of Genesis and beyond

Mike Rutherford on his early days at school, the first Genesis album, the departure of Peter Gabriel, Genesis' success in the eighties and nineties, and going solo with Mike & The Mechanics and beyond.

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Mick Fleetwood's story of Fleetwood Mac's early years

Memories of Fleetwood Mac from 1967 to 1974, following the release of Mick Fleetwood's book on the band's beginnings.

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Justin Hawkins's story of The Darkness

Justin Hawkins on his early influences, success and departure from The Darkness - and the frustrations of not always being taken seriously.

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Jon Bon Jovi & The Story of Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi on the album 'Tracks Of My Years', his influences and Bon Jovi's success in the eighties and nineties.

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Joe Elliott's story of Def Leppard

The frontman of Def Leppard, Joe Elliott describes a childhood spending his dinner money on records, how he unintentionally became a singer and the making of Hysteria.

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Jimmy Page's story of Led Zeppelin

Born in 1944, Jimmy Page is the legendary guitarist and founder of the band Led Zeppelin. Loz Guest spoke to Jimmy about the big chart songs, the recording process and the development in the Zeppelin sound.

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Gene Simmons' story of Kiss (explicit)

Moving from Israel to America at the age of 8, Gene Simmons reminisces on his influences - from The Beatles to Jeff Beck - and explains his song-writing process.

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Eric Clapton's story of The Yardbirds, Cream and beyond

Eric Clapton on the early years of his career with the Yardbirds and Cream and the triumphs and tragedies from a half century in music.

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Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls with the story of 'Small Change' and going solo

The ficitional star of Spinal Tap, Derek Smalls talks about his solo album 'Small Change' (featuring real-life famous rock names from Steve Lukather to Joe Satriani).

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Bryan Adams tells his story through 'The Tracks Of My Years'

Bryan Adams on recording a 'covers' album, his early influences and popular success throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

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Brian May's story of Queen and beyond

Brian May brought out the 'stereoscopic' book Diablieries in 2014. He talked about compiling the content, producing Queen albums in Montreux, THAT guitar and life after Freddie. Plus, Brian spoke about the plans for the now-released Queen biopic.

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Billy Gibbons' story of ZZ Top

One third of the legendary ZZ Top, Billy Gibbons discusses his life - starting with a love of Elvis, blues and electric guitars, supporting Jimi Hendrix and worldwide success in the 1980s and beyond.

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Beth Hart's personal story of influences, addiction and music

From singing opera and playing cello, to vocals, guitar, bass and keys, Beth Hart talks about addiction, creativity and her 13th album.