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Elton John gives update on lifestyle change after health scare

Star had previously said ‘there’s not much of me left’

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

“The bass solo in My Generation is one of the classic bass things of all time. And John Entwistle said it was the bane of his life”: Rick Wakeman explains the problem with recording a classic solo, and how he experienced it with Yes’s Close To The Edge

“The truth of the matter is, there is no such thing as a solo on record,” he argues

MusicRadar · Nov 13, 2024

Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? reissued as all-star mashup – including three generations of Bono

Fortieth-anniversary edition is spliced together by Trevor Horn from previous versions of the song, including snippets of George Michael, Ed Sheeran and more

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024

“Prince said, ‘Think more Elton John.’ I was like, ‘Is he clowning? Is he trolling me?’” Session ace Ella Feingold once auditioned to join Prince’s band – and was told her playing was “too funky”

Feingold has discussed her 2005 audition, during which her chops proved to be too funky – and not enough ‘Elton John’ – for Prince

Guitar World · Nov 7, 2024

Cher left David Walliams mortified with embarrassing encounter at Italy restaurant

Singer ‘clearly couldn’t have given a s***’ about the ‘Little Britain’ star

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024

‘Every minute at Vogue felt like an emergency’: Devil Wears Prada author Lauren Weisberger on igniting a scandal

Her novel about being Anna Wintour’s assistant caused such a storm, she wished she’d never written it. As the story becomes a musical with songs by Elton John, the author reveals why the imperious editor hasn’t spoken to her since

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024

‘Nobody had a career as incredible as Quincy Jones’ – Elton John

The record producer and jazz musician worked with Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

‘We were a bit naive about privacy’: LadBaby on blackmail, backlash – and their Christmas No 1s

They are the couple who became pop stars and anti-poverty campaigners, fundraising for food banks with their songs about sausage rolls. Then came threats so extreme the anti-terror police stepped in ...

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

“We did Yellow Brick Road in 16 days! That’s the magic you get with a band like that”: Dee Murray was the centerpiece of the early Elton John band – and the last bassist to play onstage with John Lennon

In May 1973, Dee Murray anchored what would become one of Elton John’s most celebrated hits

Guitar World · Nov 2, 2024

Neil Patrick Harris And His Family Nail Halloween 2024 Costume Again, Internet Is Obsessed

Neil Patrick Harris and his family return for yet another legendary Halloween photoshoot, this year posing as some of the greatest music icons. The post Neil Patrick Harris And His Family Nail Halloween 2024 Costume Again, Internet Is Obsessed first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Nov 1, 2024