In 1970, Joni Mitchell wrote a song that broke her heart. Counting Crows turned it into a commercial hit

While Joni Mitchell was always one of the biggest songwriters of his time, it took an adult alternative band to get the tune ...

In 1973, James Stewart finally played the role he’d spent 15 years waiting for. That’s when he knew it was time to “give it up”

James Stewart had spent a quarter of a century waiting for the perfect role to fall into his lap, and when he got it, he knew ...

John Denver was an all-American star, but it took a trip to China for him to land his last number one

John Denver seemed to be at the heart of American music, but in reality it was a trip to China in 1982 that led him on the ...

The “old creaky” movie Willem Dafoe called the greatest in cinema history: “You’ll probably be surprised”

For five decades Willem Dafoe has been involved in some of the most memorable movies, and when asked to pick his favourite he ...

In 2015, Leonardo DiCaprio made a movie that needed to be “perfect”. It’s still the hardest thing he’s ever done

Leonardo DiCaprio reflected on shooting the 2015 movie 'The Revenant', describe it as the most "difficult" thing he's ever ...

In 1993, Steven Spielberg tried to give away ‘Schindler’s List’ to a different director. They didn’t want it

Steven Spielberg wasn’t sure he could make 'Schindler’s List', so he offered it to other directors first. One choice is ...

Bruce Springsteen grew up infatuated with Elvis Presley. In 1976, security marched him away from Graceland

Bruce Springsteen's failed attempt to meet Elvis stayed with him for the rest of his life, and, as he explained, was just him ...

In 1978, Jeff Lynne made the most painstaking song of his career. Now, it has been streamed over 116,000,000 times

Jeff Lynne is never short of ambition, but even by his own standards, one ELO mega hit from 1978 was a "painstaking" ...

In 1977, Eagles used songwriting to deliver a cautionary tale. 49 years and 400 million streams later, Don Henley thinks their message was ignored

Don Henley may keep some Eagles songs close to the chest, but he claims that many people have misunderstood the meaning of ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Lindsey Buckingham never rated: “Doesn’t make good records”

Even though he had major respect for Van Halen as a guitar player, Lindsey Buckingham claimed that Eddie Van Halen didn't ...

“I swear to God”: the genre Dave Grohl says has “a big place in his heart”

Dave Grohl is a music man through and through, with one 1970s genre in particularly capturing a piece of his heart and never ...

The 1980s hit Grace Slick thought she was too old to sing: “Damn near 50”

Grace Slick lent her voice to some of the greatest rock anthems of the 1960s, but by the 1980s the Starship vocalist was ...