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“We were shocked”: the two artists David Crosby said destroyed minds
David Crosby already had a common understanding of rock and roll, but he knew that some people could put people's minds in a ...
Clint Eastwood’s failed attempt at finding a new ‘Dirty Harry’: “He wanted to own his next property”
“Originally, this story was meant for Clint Eastwood,” Leonard explained to Anthony May. “He had called up and said he wanted ...
How ninjas saved the James Bond franchise from a fatal plane crash
Little did they know that it saved their lives. 25 minutes after takeoff, the flight that Broccoli, Saltzman, Gilbert, Young, ...
“I don’t look at it as one of our normal albums”: the one record Tom Petty never bothered to promote
While the 1970s were a competitive landscape for any heartfelt songwriter with a guitar, somehow, Petty prevailed through ...
The real reason behind the repeated “clean” joke in ‘A Hard Day’s Night’
A running quirk of The Beatles' first feature, 'A Hard Day's Night', one star's "very clean" reference has a link to a ...
The band Jim Carrey refused to work with: “I tried to figure out what the hell I am”
“Jim Carrey didn’t exist at that time,” Carrey admitted in 2017. “The true author of the project is Andy, and his genius – ...
New York restaurateur claims Patti Smith once made a waitress cry: “Incredibly rude”
A New York restaurateur has claimed Patti Smith once made a waitress cry over a disagreement over bread in the 1970s, calling ...
The real life ‘Dude’ who inspired ‘The Big Lebowski’
When the Coen Brothers sat down to write 'The Big Lebowski,' they had a specific inspiration in mind for 'The Dude.' ...
The only song Woody Harrelson would listen to for the rest of his life: “That’s a good one”
Harrelson has also popped up in videos for U2’s ‘Song for Someone’, Willie Nelson’s ‘You Don’t Think I’m Funny Anymore’ and Johnny Cash’s ‘God’s Gonna Cut You Down’, so he’s been hanging around the ...
The actor who cost Mel Brooks a fortune: “I ruined so many takes he was in”
That was usually the case with Mel Brooks, until he met one actor who ended up costing him a fortune. Already an experienced comic before he made his feature-length directorial debut on The Producers ...
Macabre Melodies: Linda Ronstadt’s dinner with a member of the Manson Family
Linda Ronstadt may have seen many different strange occurrences in rock and roll, but she took a turn to the macabre on an innocent dinner date.
In defence of Rod Stewart’s ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’
Stewart has arguably never truly been cool, especially in comparison to his counterparts of this era. But amidst the bashing and the back-and-forth battle of whether or not his career as a whole holds ...