Latest articles by Mick Wall
Jimi Hendrix: the life and times of a genius
Classic Rock talks to Jimi Hendrix's friends, admirers and other musicians about his life and importance
Queen's remarkable rise: from pop oddities to rock'n'roll legends
It's 45 years on from their first album, and Queen's career was no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise... but they kept on fighting
The 10 Best Girlschool Songs
They rocked hard on record, caused mayhem with Motörhead on the road, and cared about only one thing: the music. Here's Girlschool's 10 Best songs
Girlschool: "We weren’t trying to fit in with the guys, we were being ourselves"
They rocked hard on record, caused mayhem with Motörhead on the road, and cared about only one thing: the music. Welcome to the world of Girlschool
When Meat Loaf lost his voice: 'It was a horrifying sound'
Mick Wall's book Like A Bat Of Hell tells the story of Meat Loaf's extraordinary career, including the time he lost his voice and his life almost fell apart...
Bad Reputation: The real beginning and the real end of Thin Lizzy
In 1976, Thin Lizzy were just another rock band. Then they released Jailbreak, and the boys weren’t so much back in town as running it. But after a disappointing follow-up, the pressure was on
What's it like when Axl Rose calls you out in a song?
Mick Wall achieved worldwide notoriety via his namecheck in Guns N’ Roses’ legendary Get in The Ring, and years later people still ask him why
1987: The year hard rock struck back
1987 saw classic album releases from Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, U2, Whitesnake, Anthrax, Heart, Motley Crue, Marillion, The Replacements and more...
Is Led Zeppelin III the band's most important record?
When the reigning kings of rock holed up in the Welsh countryside to write a new album, no one expected the folky pastoral results. But it became one of the band's essential albums...
Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck: My Life Story
The Bullet For My Valentine frontman revisits his former life as a Welsh sports prodigy
Izzy Stradlin: Life And Death, Sex And Drugs And Guns N' Roses
Ex-GN'R guitarist (and founding member) Izzy Stradlin looks back on Axl as childhood friend turned egomaniac, how drugs turned his band into zombies and how and why he left it all behind...
Status Quo: the story behind Quo Live!
One of the greatest live albums of the 1970s, Status Quo’s Live! is the sound of British boogie rock at its rawest and best. So why does Quo frontman Francis Rossi hate it so much?
Dio: the acrimonious story behind Holy Diver
Dio’s Holy Diver was the third classic heavy metal album Ronnie James Dio had been involved in. But it stirred up bad blood that would last until his death
AC/DC: The Final Salute – Back In Black & For Those About To Rock We Salute You
With Bon suddenly gone, few expected AC/DC to come back in such an explosive way with their next two albums.
RHCP: "Music and sex is the same to me, I mix them up all the time"
Reeling from the death of their guitarist, it's make or break for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Luckily, they're about to make Mother’s Milk...
Q&A: Edgar Winter
The multi-instrumentalist music lover on jazz, brother Johnny, growing up as an albino and the hit that made him famous.
“He was a musical force”: Free's Andy Fraser remembered
Free's Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke pay tribute to their ex-bandmate
Welcome Back: Richie Furay
Former Buffalo Springfield/Poco man returns with “heartfelt” solo LP, and he's ready for the road
The Doors: the making of Morrison Hotel
By the end of 1969 The Doors were in disarray. But in the midst of the darkness, they dredged up a true return to form with their new album
Let There Be Rock! The AC/DC Story
Through punk’s 70s heyday, metal’s 80s dominance, the grunge onslaught of the 90s and well into the new millennium, one musical force has remained true and untarnished. Its name is AC/DC.
