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The 1997 movie Kurt Russell would only travel to on a private jet: “The Emperor with no clothes”

The musician Bruce Springsteen knew risked his life every night: “Something that could kill him”

The groundbreaking 1991 movie Denzel Washington wanted nothing to do with: “I had to pass”

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The pretentious 1961 movie Clint Eastwood can’t stand: “He kind of lost me a little bit”

The one musician Eddie Van Halen didn’t want to talk to: “Different than who he is”

The 1989 George Harrison song he tried to give to Eric Clapton: “He didn’t use it”

The 1974 album that reminds Stevie Nicks of her darkest days

The 1965 song Don Henley singled out as Paul McCartney’s finest moment

The 1973 album that turned Billy Joel against prog: “They lost me”

The singer Dolly Parton considered the greatest ever: “Most popular country artists of all time”

The 1964 song that David Lynch was obsessed with: “A very sad, tragic story”

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The one thing Pam Grier hates the most about Hollywood: “I don’t even want to hear that word”

The 1979 song AC/DC never wanted to release: “They thought it was too poppy”

The 1996 tour that almost killed Rush for years: “Everything ended”

“The texture of the movie is false”: the 1970 sequel that Pauline Kael saw as a “sad progression”

The producer every member of the Eagles fell out of love with: “Better you than me”

The Oscar-nominated 1996 role Helena Bonham Carter turned down because the director was “a weirdo”

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The “hideous” 2013 role that finally made Sarah Paulson feel like a star: “She was so despicable”

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The 1986 song Paul Simon couldn’t stand performing: “I got to get out of here”

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The Greatest Mentors: The five musicians who gave the world to Noel Gallagher

The 1985 song Bob Dylan wanted to turn into a movie: “Of all the songs I’ve written”

The two 1990s movies Brian De Palma called the pinnacle of his career: “Doesn’t get much better than that”

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