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John Rzeznik says Taylor Swift helped turn Goo Goo Dolls’ ‘Iris’ into a song for a whole new generation
The Goo Goo Dolls frontman says Swift's 2011 Madison Square Garden duet — and viral social media moments since — helped keep one of rock's biggest songs alive
Sammy Hagar on the song Eddie Van Halen loved, Alex Van Halen rejected — and later regretted he passed up
Originally dismissed during early sessions, “Eagles Fly” was later revived by Hagar and Eddie Van Halen for his first Van Halen–era solo album
Matt Bellamy on White’s contributions to rock — and their pinch-me moment backstage at Coachella
The Muse guitarist says he never expected his band, the White Stripes and the Strokes to outlast their early-2000s peers — and he credits White with changing guitar culture along the way
Eddie Van Halen explains how he broke a band rule to play on Michael Jackson’s ”Beat It”
Van Halen revealed his very practical reason for ignoring the rule against performing on other artist’s recordings
How Alex Lifeson’s broken finger once stopped the band at a crucial moment in their rise
With Lee sidelined by laryngitis and bronchitis, it’s a reminder of 1979’s ‘Hemispheres’ tour, when Lifeson’s fretting hand took a hit just as Rush were becoming one of rock’s hottest live acts
Freddie Mercury didn’t want a guitar solo. Brian May fought for it — and created one of Queen’s most celebrated moments on record
May says creative friction was part of the process that made the group so successful
Sean Lennon says his dad deserves more credit for shaping heavy music
The son of John Lennon traces his love of dark, dissonant music to Fantasia and the Beatles' “I Want You (She's So Heavy),” which he calls one of rock's most groundbreaking riffs
Paul McCartney on John Lennon’s accidental acid trip during a nighttime recording session
McCartney says the band was happy to see if Lennon’s altered state created studio magic. On this night, it nearly ended in catastrophe
