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Free circa 1972, sitting on some steps
"Who knows where we would have gone had we not had that monster hit? It was the beginning of the end for us": The real story of Free, told by those who were there

By Steven Rosen Published

Free burnt brightly and all too briefly: The story of Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke

Interviews
Paul Rodgers holding a guitar and smiling happily
"We were four separate guys at the beginning of the afternoon, and by the end of the evening we were a band": Paul Rodgers on life with Free, Bad Company, The Firm and Queen

By Mark Blake Published

Paul Rodgers looks back at his life, times and solo career, ponders the tragedy of Paul Kossoff, and reveals that he owes his life to martial arts

Interviews
Paul Rodgers: Midnight Rose cover art
Paul Rodgers and run-of-the-mill band provide flashes of brilliance on new album Midnight Rose as the hyperbole rings hollow

By Geoff Barton Published

The first new solo album from Paul Rodgers in quarter of a century was perhaps not worth the wait

Albums
Queen with Paul Rodgers
"I realised what it was like to stand in Freddie's shoes, and it was not an easy gig": Paul Rodgers looks back on the challenge of fronting Queen

By Paul Brannigan Last updated

No-one could ever replace the late, great Freddie Mercury, but Paul Rodgers made a damned good shift of it with Queen from 2004 to 2009

Bands & Artists
Free in 1972, and a studio portrait of Marsha Hunt
"A vision with the light shining through her dress" - the woman who inspired Free's All Right Now

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

The "raunchy and suggestive" All Right Now broke Free in America - although the band members' stories about the origins of their most famous song differ

Bands & Artists
Paul Rodgers seated at a grand piano wearing sunglasses
Paul Rodgers announces first album of new and original material this century

By Fraser Lewry Published

Paul Rodgers' Midnight Rose will see the light of day in September - listen to new single Living It Up now

Albums
Jimmy Page with cigarette, hiding behind a Les Paul
The 10 best songs Jimmy Page has released since Led Zeppelin

By Tim Batcup Published

While Jimmy Page may not have achieved the same level of success post-Led Zeppelin as he did with the band, there is still gold to be found

Bands & Artists
Queen + Paul Rodgers crowd shot from Freedom Square, Kharkiv
Watch Queen + Paul Rodgers play historic live show in Freedom Square, Kharkiv, Ukraine

By Fraser Lewry Published

In 2008 Queen + Paul Rodgers played a historic show for 350,000 Ukrainian fans – now the show is online and raising funds for The UN Refugee Agency

Concerts & Shows
Paul Rodgers and Brian Johnson
Paul Rodgers talks Bad Company’s early days with AC/DC’s Brian Johnson

By Scott Munro Published

Brian Johnson’s Life On The Road returns this weekend and sees the AC/DC man in conversation with Paul Rodgers

Bands & Artists
Paul Rodgers - Free Spirit
Paul Rodgers - Free Spirit album review

By Ian Fortnam Published

The definitive voice of British soul and blues, Paul Rodgers, free to do what he wants

Albums
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