The singer Billy Joel called the first original frontman: “Great body, long hair, pouty lips”

The guitarist who brought The Police together, according to Stewart Copeland

Back to the Beginning: Watch The White Stripes perform a forgotten gem on their TV debut

The first band Ray Manzarek was truly knocked out by: “I think he was probably my favourite”

How did Perry Farrell come up with the name Lollapalooza?

The actor Jason Segel idolises so much he brings a framed photograph of them to every set

Grace Slick explains why Joni Mitchell got Woodstock all wrong: “I’m surprised”

The five best Paramore songs, according to Hayley Williams

The bands Joey Ramone thought completely sold out: “It’s just like a big business”

The simple label Frank Zappa gave to difficult bandmates

Glenn Frey’s favourite Linda Ronstadt album: “Linda was our muse”

When the CIA attacked Eartha Kitt: “Sadistic nymphomaniac”

The classic songwriter who rejected Dolly Parton: “A weird buckaroo”

Why Elvis Costello thought “nobody will remember Michael Jackson” in the future

What was the first classic rock music video banned from MTV?

The Talking Heads song Steely Dan disapproved of: “Let’s see what happens”

The one band Tom Petty said was “too good to imagine”

The director who accused Kurt Russell of wasting his career: “He does too many stupid action films”

The classic Black Sabbath anthem Tony Iommi thought was overrated

The one singer Stevie Nicks called her “kindred spirit”

The songs Donald Fagen said could hurt Steely Dan’s credibility

The secret song Bob Dylan and George Harrison wrote together over a weekend

The one Led Zeppelin cover that kills Robert Plant every time: “It’s just a magnificent performance”

The two greatest actors in cinema history, according to Hugh Jackman: “The best I’ve ever seen”

The singer Axl Rose thought was out of his league: “Just buries me”

The number one record Jeff Lynne was “tricked” into working on

The greatest story ever written, according to Lou Reed

Why Natalie Portman called Moby a creep: “Very disturbing to me”

The musician Dave Grohl said he is bonded to “for life”

The “piece of shit” Eddie Murphy movie originally written for Mel Gibson: “Intended to be played very straight”

The Traveling Wilburys album that made Bob Dylan uncomfortable

The one movie John Wayne bet his entire career on: “My standing in the business are at stake”

The A-list actor Clint Eastwood replaced for wasting his time: “I’m not here to jerk off”

The song Jimmy Page thought Neil Young couldn’t play: “He may not know that”

10 musicians who stabbed their bandmates in the back

The “inappropriate” ‘Bond girl’ audition that wouldn’t fly today: “That is the way it was”

The musicians that Ritchie Blackmore said were the worst to work with: “Always too loud”

When a furious Judi Dench tore Emily Blunt to shreds: “I almost shit myself”

Ozzy Osbourne’s single favourite song of all time: “That haunting melody”

The one album Eddie Vedder felt uncomfortable writing

The guitarist Johnny Marr said everyone should emulate: “One of the Ten Commandments of guitar”

The one album David Crosby called “the best singer-songwriter record ever made”

When Leonardo DiCaprio almost quit acting for breakdancing: “I’ve since lost my moves”

The one band George Martin said made absolute magic: “I couldn’t fault them”

The singer John Lydon urged to retire: “It’s not about age”

The story of the most ubiquitous vocal sample in history

The song Bob Dylan wrote to mock Neil Young copying him: “A dig”

The “redundant” movie dialogue Minnie Driver can’t stand: “I hate that line”

Which actor holds the record for the most on-screen deaths?

The one album Maynard James Keenan said was “the reason I’m on a stage”