In a 1999 interview with Michael Parkinson’s BBC talk show, Parkinson, Paul McCartney recalled receiving an invitation to watch John Lennon’s band from a mutual friend, Ivan Vaughan. “He used to be in ...
Red Hot Chili Peppers didn’t think much of Chad Smith when he auditioned for the band in 1988. At the time, the group was in a state of flux. Guitarist Hillel Slovak had died of a heroin overdose, ...
When Brian Johnson had to step away from AC/DC in 2016 due to health problems, the band recruited Axl Rose to finish out their tour. Interestingly, the job could have gone to a very different singer.