In My Life. Artists On The Record.

Kanye West

Send us Fan Mail Kanye West goes on the record about: His parents — and, interestingly, it’s his father who he speaks mostly aboutJay-ZBarack ObamaMental healthHis cont

Bob Dylan - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Bob Dylan goes on the record about: Why he felt a phony in the 60s.His recording processWriting songs vs writing booksHis Born Again phase — both when

Bob Dylan - Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Bob Dylan goes on the record about: His childhood and parentsWhy he changed his nameHis influencesHis disdain for the press, Time magazine in particula

Neil Young

Send us Fan Mail Neil Young goes on the record about: His father, and the nickname he had as a childThe many tangents he’s taken in his careerBuffalo SpringfieldCrosby,

Yusuf/Cat Stevens

Send us Fan Mail Yusuf goes on the record about: Growing upWanting to be a cartoonistHow he got the name Cat StevensGetting TBHis spiritual journeySongwritingQuitting m

Van Morrison - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Van Morrison goes on the record about: PerformingRecordingSongwritingPlus he speaks about some of his most iconic songs and there’s also a fascinating

Van Morrison - Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Van Morrison goes on the record about the period leading up to and including Astral Weeks. He talks about: His childhoodHis musical influences, Ray Cha

AC/DC

Send us Fan Mail Angus Young  goes on the record about: Learning to play the guitarHis influencesHis brother MalcolmThe musicPlus, Brian Johnson goes on the record abou

Elton John

Send us Fan Mail Elton John goes on the record about: His childhoodHis problematic relationship with his fatherDrugsJohn LennonHis first marriageHis sexualityHis gift —

Pink Floyd

Send us Fan Mail Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour and Nick Mason go on the record about: Syd Barrett Dark Side Of The Moon Wish You Were Here The Wall The Final Cut Feuds Liv

Leonard Cohen

Send us Fan Mail Leonard Cohen goes on the record about: How he saw himself as a writer Women Love His time on Mt Baldy, living as a monk His comeback, and Ageing — or

Paul McCartney - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Paul McCartney goes on the record about: How The Beatles formedWhy Pete Best was replacedThe moment he knew they’d made itWhat set them apart from othe

Paul McCartney - Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Paul McCartney goes on the record about: His childhoodThe first song he wroteHis influencesMeeting ElvisLinda.He also goes into great detail about John

Keith Richards

Send us Fan Mail Keith Richards goes on the record about: Getting his first guitarGetting beaten up at schoolMeeting Mick JaggerThe Stones DrugsSongwritingHis favourite

Jeff Buckley

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Buckley goes on the record about: His childhoodHis voiceGrace the conceptGrace the albumRap.Plus: His mother talks about when Jeff met his father

John Lennon - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail John Lennon goes on the record about: Double FantasyDid the songs come easily to him?What was it like being back in a recording studio?SongwritingBeing

John Lennon - Part 1

Send us Fan Mail John Lennon goes on the record about: When he first wanted out of The Beatles SongwritingThoughts of returning to EnglandMeeting and working with Elton

Nick Cave

Send us Fan Mail Nick Cave goes on the record about: His childhoodHow he got into musicForming his first band and the story from The Birthday Party to The Bad SeedsDrug

Bruce Springsteen

Send us Fan Mail Bruce Springsteen goes on the record about: The artist who has had the single biggest influence on his careerAuditioning for legendary Columbia produce

David Bowie - Part 2

Send us Fan Mail David Bowie goes on the record about: AndrogynyBeing pigeon-holedWorking with John LennonDrugsBerlin1980sSongwritingHis songsHis legacy