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Randy Jackson says singing shows are ‘too nice’: ‘There’s very little truth being told’ By

Twenty years ago, in April 2002, a little show called American Idol began its first “Search for a Superstar.” Jackson was tough on Idol contestants, but of course not as...

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Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds talks sobriety: ‘I think it just kind of came to a head for me’ By

In Imagine Dragons’ new single “Bones,” frontman Dan Reynolds sings, “Feeling like a boulder hurtling/Seeing all the vultures circling/Burning in the flames, I’m working in/Turning in a bed that’s darkening.”...

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Slash recalls dangerous ‘November Rain’ video shoot and finally getting sober: ‘I didn’t have very much fear of death in those days’ By

The Guns N’ Roses legend chats with me (and my pet snake Nagel!) about his new album with side-projects Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, and looks bac at the anniversary...

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Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels talks mental health awareness and helping troubled kids: ‘If you remove guilt and shame, you remove the pain’ By

Run-DMC’s Darryl “DMC” McDaniels chats with me about his children’s book, Darryl’s Dream, and about overcoming his own struggles with mental health and substance abuse. (Warning: This video contains frank...

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Yusuf looks back on ‘Harold & Maude’s’ music and message: ‘I don’t think anything like that can be done today’ By

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Hal Ashby’s dark coming-of-age comedy about a romance between a death-obsessed man in his early twenties and a fun-loving 79-year-old woman. Legendary singer-songwriter Cat...

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She & Him’s Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward talk ‘Elf’ origins and ‘soft cancel’ of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ By

The folk-pop duo of singer-songwriter/actress Zooey Deschanel and indie musician M. Ward talk about ow one of the most beloved holiday movies of all time, Elf, led to She &...

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Kenny G sets the record straight about his haters and that infamous Miles Davis photo: ‘If you’re around long enough, quality is always going to rise to the top’ By

Since the story behind the smooth-jazz saxman’s viral snapshot with Davis isn’t included in his new documentary, Listening to Kenny G, he takes a moment during our delightful and wide-ranging...

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Nikki Sixx talks memoir ‘The First 21,’ the sister he never knew, and learning to ‘maybe have some empathy’ for the father who abandoned him By

The Mötley Crüe bassist and songwriter opens up to me about his new memoir The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, sobriety, his difficult childhood, forgiving his parents, and...

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Steven Van Zandt recalls leaving the E Street Band to be ‘the political guy’: ‘It occurred to me that I’d blown my life’ By

Van Zandt just released his autobiography, Unrequited Infatuations, and Springsteen fans will no doubt enjoy reading all about Little Steven’s adventures with the Boss. But the book’s most fascinating sections...

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Elvira Peterson opens up about hiding her 19-year relationship with a woman, a childhood accident that left her scarred for life, and more By

Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, talks with me about her fascinating life and her new autobiography, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark....

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