Peter Makowski

Living with Lemmy, Sharing a tour bus with Bo Diddley, refusing to get out of bed for Martin Scorsese – these are the stories of Topper Headon, legendary drummer with The Clash

With Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, Scott Weiland fronted some of the best hard rock albums of the early 21st century

Iggy, Joe Cocker, Jerry Garcia, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Meat Loaf crossed paths with them all

Ozzy, Robert Planet, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green, Ginger Baker – late, great guitarist Gary Moore crossed paths with them all

How Deep Purple went from one-hit-wonders to become one of the greatest rock bands in history

Life’s been good to Eagle Joe Walsh

How members of Van Halen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and a bona fide guitar hero joined forces to bring the good times back with Chickenfoot

Lars Ulrich is a lifelong Deep Purple fan – and here’s why

As Led Zeppelin prepared for their 2007 reunion show, Jimmy Page sat down with Classic Rock for an extensive interview. And now, for the first time, we're publishing it online in full

Late Motörhead mainman Lemmy on the genius of Abba, what he shares with Jimi Hendrix, the best lyric he ever wrote, and the greatest songs ever written

British glam rockers Silverhead provided the musical template for Hanoi Rocks, Mötley Crüe and Poison, and in frontman Michael Des Barres they gave Hollywood a star

Terrifying tales from the road as a 20-year-old British writer tours the American south with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Atlanta Rhythm Section

Dave Edmunds travelled on Led Zeppelin's private jet and spent an afternoon with George Harrison playing Beatles dress-up. These are his stories

Back in 2008, late Cream bassist Jack Bruce recalled his encounters, and floated the theory that Pink Floyd were the ideal band for those who don't like music

Between 1971 and 1974, Rory Gallagher made six incendiary albums that sealed his reputation as the People’s guitar hero. This is the story

Marianne Faithfull was on Mick Jagger’s arm, wished she'd yes to Jimi Hendrix, and scored heroin with Eric Clapton. These are her stories

New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain flashed a leg for John Lennon, nearly joined the Sex Pistols, and had a problem with Kiss. These are just a few of his stories

Todd Rundgren on his public bust-up with a Beatle, the "freaking circus" of the New York Dolls, and why he doesn't pay much attention to Bon Jovi

In 1982 a feature by a Classic Rock writer and photographer changed the life of a London schoolboy, leading ultimately to the creation of Anvil: The Story Of Anvil, one of the great rock movies

Over 50 years ago, Arthur Brown burst on to the scene - and into flames - with Fire. Here he looks back over some of the people he met and worked with

Jeff Beck almost recorded an album with Sly Stone, “pissed Eric Clapton off big time”, used to get mistaken for Mick Jagger, and that's not all

In the late 70s, Riot were the Great White Hopes of American rock. But that was before the public ignored them, their label disowned them, and their singer quit. And then things got really bad…

Grand Funk Railroad sold out New York’s 50,000-seater Shea Stadium and headlined London’s Hyde Park. Blue-collar America adored their no-nonsense rock’n’roll music, but the band were despised by the critics

On December 10, 2007, Led Zeppelin took to the stage at London’s O2 Arena for one night only. Jimmy Page explains how they got there

Late Pretty Things frontman Phil May talks John Bonham, Iggy Pop, Nancy Spungen, Judy Garland, Rudolph Nureyev and more