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Tony continued: “We had a very fast connection and we used to talk to each other at all hours of the night in the early days. Now I’m in bed – but in them days, if he knew I was in the studio in London, he’d come over. We’ve jammed …

The Beatles split up in 1970, but the members eventually rebuilt their bridges and became friends once again. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the oldest friends in the band, having grown up together in Liverpool in the 1950s. So then, when Lennon was murdered in 1980, McCartney was utterly …

Tony confessed how Black Sabbath had to have a serious conversation as a band asking: “What are we going to do? Nothing’s happening. It came about that either we break up or we replace Ozzy.” He continued: “It was very sad really. We said we were going to do it …

George Harrison became perhaps the most successful member of The Beatles to build a solo career after the band split in 1970. In that same year, he released his third solo record, All Things Must Past, the album that would become his best-known and most successful. On November 23, 1970, …

This month marks the 30-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. The famous talk show host quizzed the King of Pop on a plethora of hot topics, including his skin colour, his upbringing and his love life. After briefly discussing his relationship with actress and model Brooke …

Her friends called her “the Queen of Music” and at the height of her career she signed the biggest recording deal in history, worth around £80million. But by the time she died, aged just 48, Whitney Houston was virtually broke, her huge fortune blown on bad financial decisions and drugs. …

Yoko Ono celebrates her 90th birthday this weekend. Despite the passing of many decades, the artist and musician is still remembered by many as the woman who split up The Beatles. Nothing, of course, is that simple. The divisions within the band ran in all directions for many different reasons, …

Rick still doing what he does best (Image: Getty) Rick Wakeman sounds quite chipper for someone whose life is turning into a one-man episode of Casualty. The lovable rock star has arthritis in his hands and feet, type two diabetes, and macular degeneration in his left eye. “I wake up …

Mike Oldfield pictured in 1983, 10 years after making his iconic album, Tubular Bells (Image: Andre Csillag/REX/Shutterstock) It was the album that launched Richard Branson’s business empire. Fifty years ago, in May 1973, British musician Mike Oldfield released his famous prog rock album, Tubular Bells. Haunting, shifting and innovative, it …

This week marks the 30-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s incredible interview with Oprah Winfrey. The talk show host got into the nitty-gritty of the star’s controversial and traumatic life in an hour-long special on February 10, 1993, which aired on ABC. The monumental event became one of the most-watched interviews …