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Stevie Nicks on how she wrote ‘Dreams,’ her signature style, book plans and not being able to tour: ‘This virus has stolen time from me’ By

To describe Stevie Nicks as a woman of many words — fascinating words — is a massive understatement. Whether it’s in the cosmic lyrics to classic songs like Fleetwood Mac’s...

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Cub Sport and the greatest coming out story ever told: ‘We were secretly in love, but running away from it’ By

There may be no better way to observe Coming Out Day than with my interview with soulmates/bandmates Tim Nelson and Sam “Bolan” Netterfield. Though the two have known each other...

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Tommy Lee talks sobriety, rehab: ‘I was drinking two gallons… a day’ By

Speaking with me from the basement studio where he recorded his solo album Andro, Lee confesses that there was an idle period after the last Crüe tour — when he...

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Rob Halford recalls his ‘George Michael moment’: ‘It’s going to be in the papers! I’ve lost everything!’ By

Chatting with me about his new autobiography Confess, the iconic Judas Priest frontman explains how he struggled with coming out as gay, if any of his song titles were coy signals about...

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Breast cancer and sexual harassment survivor Sheryl Crow opens up about ‘darkest moments’ of her life By

The singer-songwriter opens up to me about the misogyny she has faced in her professional and personal life, from being sexually harassed by Michael Jackson’s manager while touring as Jackson’s...

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Erasure’s Vince Clarke and ‘best friend’ Andy Bell talk fateful first audition, new album ‘The Neon,’ and 35 years of respect By

Before forming Erasure, Vince Clarke was already an established synthpop legend, having founded Depeche Mode in 1980 before leaving that group to form Yazoo (known as Yaz in America) with...

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‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ at 25: Coolio talks ‘great white hope’ movie clichés, Weird Al feud, and performing with Michelle Pfeiffer, Stevie Wonder and Howard Stern By

Twenty-five years ago, the Michelle Pfeiffer movie Dangerous Minds was released — and while it was a hit at the box office, the real success story was its theme song,...

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The Go-Go’s talk partying past, Hall of Fame snub, and ‘emotional’ documentary: ‘You can’t deny what we’ve done’ By

The Go-Go’s Belinda Carlisle and Charlotte Caffey chat with me about their band’s new career-spanning Showtime documentary and their personal and professional highs and lows....

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‘The Office’ star Creed Bratton talks pants-dropping acid trip, spinoff series idea and new album By

The actor and musciian reflects on how he pulled off one of the greatest career second acts in Hollywood history. Long before he was a TV star on The Office,...

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Ellie Goulding opens up about mental health crusade, career challenges, and comeback album ‘Brightest Blue’ By

A decade ago, Ellie Goulding was suddenly thrust into the spotlight with her massive worldwide hit “Lights,” and it was a tricky transition for the shy singer-songwriter, who has since...

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