John Lennon was often his harshest critic, but on one occasion he spoke about his favourite lyrics by The Beatles which was ...

While his production work for the Beach Boys and his own solo work is often regarded as some of the greatest, Brian Wilson ...

New Zealand jangle-pop legend Martin Phillipps died unexpectedly in July at age 61. Before his passing, he had a 40-year run ...

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Salvatore Bono entered Cher’s life as a protector and champion, talking her up to his boss, Phil Spector (or Phillip ... Cher ...

"Put that f---ing gun down," Cher recalls telling Spector, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in 2009.

The musician was perhaps best known for his work on Brian Wilson's 1988 comeback LP and on the soundtrack to Warren Beatty's ...

around the same time the Beatles officially broke up), it qualifies to be on the list. But I don’t really like the song very much. Neither did its writer, Paul McCartney, who thought that producer ...

When it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple – but 30 years on, it is a track that reigns supreme over the ...