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Michael Thomas

1785 posts
Michael Thomas is a music historian obsessed with the '70s and '80s rock scene. He collects vinyl and argues about Led Zeppelin daily.
08 June 2025

The Real Reason Jimmy Page Couldn’t Stand The Kinks: “He Was Very Jealous”

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
One night in Piccadilly, everything changed. Ray Davies of The Kinks spotted a girl in the crowd during…
08 June 2025

The Pink Floyd era Richard Wright called “frustrating”: “It wasn’t going in the right direction”

  • byMichael Thomas
richards
When people talk about Pink Floyd’s legacy, Richard Wright’s name too often gets pushed to the background—an afterthought…
08 June 2025

“I Felt Like a Sell-Out”: The Pink Floyd Tour Gilmour Regretted Instantly

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
Every musician hits a crossroads when success starts to knock. Playing music with friends turns into navigating contracts,…
08 June 2025

“The Best I’ve Ever Worked With”: The Guitarist Don Henley Believes Outplayed Everyone in Eagles

  • byMichael Thomas
henley
Joining the Eagles has never been for the faint of heart. Beyond the fame and fortune, it meant…
07 June 2025

Robert Plant Says: “I Was Just a Wedding Singer in Led Zeppelin”

  • byMichael Thomas
robert plant
Robert Plant has never shied away from being brutally honest, even when it comes to his own legacy.…
07 June 2025

The Rolling Stones Classic Keith Richards Says He ‘Stole’

  • byMichael Thomas
Keith Richards
The music industry may look like an artistic playground, but behind the curtain, it’s a brutal, competitive world.…
06 June 2025

‘I Never Understood Why He Left’: Keith Richards on the musician who should have never left The Stones

  • byMichael Thomas
Keith Richards
In any great band, the real magic happens when everyone plays like a musical family—supporting one another, pushing…
05 June 2025

How Hendrix Nearly “Ruined” the Guitar, According to Keith Richards

  • byMichael Thomas
jimi hendrix
When Jimi Hendrix first hit the New York scene, he was a nobody—just another ambitious player trying to…
05 June 2025

The first song to feature Jimmy Page on guitar

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
Jimmy Page’s legacy is sealed—he’s the architect of Led Zeppelin’s thunderous riffs, a guitar god who reshaped the…
05 June 2025

The Rock Legend Jimmy Page Regrets Never Seeing Live

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
Life as a working musician rarely slows down. Between endless touring and long hours in the studio, the…
03 June 2025

David Gilmour Struggled With This Pink Floyd Song: “There’s Nothing To It”

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
For a while, it seemed like Pink Floyd might vanish into the background of prog rock history—a band…
03 June 2025

“His Favorite”: The Guitar That Finally Made Jimmy Page Feel Complete

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
When you think of Jimmy Page on stage with Led Zeppelin, there’s one image that likely comes to…
03 June 2025

“Made Me feel Insecure”: The reason why Jimmy Page refused to listen to Hendrix and Clapton

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
Jimmy Page may be one of rock’s most revered guitar gods, but even during Led Zeppelin’s peak, he…
03 June 2025

Liam Gallagher’s Savage Twitter Rant Against Blur’s “Song 2” Reignites Britpop Feud

  • byMichael Thomas
liam (2)
Earlier this year, ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher targeted Blur’s iconic 1997 single “Song 2” in a fiery Twitter…
02 June 2025

The Led Zeppelin song that revealed Jimmy Page’s “incompetence”

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
Jimmy Page never set out to become a guitar legend. From his very first session, his goal was…
02 June 2025

David Gilmour on why he believed his first band “Were Superior” to Pink Floyd

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
When a band dares to venture into uncharted musical territory, the reaction is rarely immediate praise. Often, the…
02 June 2025

The Pink Floyd song David Gilmour Struggled to sing: “I just couldn’t reach”

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
Every great musician welcomes a challenge in the studio. With each album, it’s back to square one—an opportunity…
02 June 2025

“A Maverick”: The Jimi Hendrix album David Gilmour calls his favourite

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
David Gilmour may have joined Pink Floyd as a quiet reinforcement, stepping in as Syd Barrett’s health declined,…
02 June 2025

“What’s the Point of listening That Sh*t?”: Why Richards Thought the Sex Pistols Were a Joke

  • byMichael Thomas
keith richards
From the beginning, The Rolling Stones were never just about the music—they were about making space. Space for…
02 June 2025

David Gilmour Calls This Pink Floyd Song a “Desperate” Mistake

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
Though The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall helped solidify David Gilmour as a cornerstone of…
02 June 2025

Jimmy Page’s favourite song from childhood

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
Jimmy Page is hailed as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. As the creative force behind…
31 May 2025

Bono defends Bruce Springsteen amid Trump clash: “There’s only one Boss in America”

  • byMichael Thomas
bono
Bono has joined a growing chorus of high-profile musicians rallying behind Bruce Springsteen in his escalating feud with…
31 May 2025

“They Ruined Rock “: The band Ritchie Blackmore took no shame in hating

  • byMichael Thomas
Ritchie Blackmore
t’s one thing to be a great guitarist. It’s another to inspire so many beginners that guitar shops…
31 May 2025

Jimmy Page’s Most Famous Led Zeppelin Riff That Even Richards Couldn’t Ignore

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
Keith Richards once summed up Led Zeppelin in his famously blunt style: “To me, Led Zeppelin is Jimmy…
31 May 2025

The only member of Pink Floyd that David Gilmour believed was “Irreplaceable“

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
Few bands have reshaped rock music quite like Pink Floyd. With their ambitious sonic experiments and trailblazing concepts,…
31 May 2025

The Bob Dylan album that made Roger Waters ask, “ What the F*** Is Wrong With You?”

  • byMichael Thomas
roger Waters
Roger Waters has never been one to hold his tongue. Whether it’s politics, music, or the state of…
29 May 2025

Pink Floyd’s first pick to replace Syd Barrett wasn’t David Gilmour

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
After Syd Barrett’s tragic mental deterioration in the late 1960s, Pink Floyd found themselves at a crossroads. Barrett,…
29 May 2025

“Hooked from the First Album”: The one band that always astonished Jimmy Page

  • byMichael Thomas
jimmy page
Soundgarden helped bring grunge from the underground to the mainstream alongside heavyweights like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice…
28 May 2025

The Iconic Band Richards Hated But Couldn’t Deny This Guitarist’s Brilliance

  • byMichael Thomas
Keith Richards
Keith Richards has never been shy about sharing his opinions—often sharp, occasionally harsh, but always rooted in his…
28 May 2025

The Live Show That David Gilmour said was more “Joyful” Than Any Pink Floyd Concert

  • byMichael Thomas
David Gilmour
Although David Gilmour wasn’t part of Pink Floyd’s original lineup, his entry into the band in 1968—initially to…
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