Simon Harper

Simon Harper

Simon Harper is a co-founder of the award-winning music and fashion title Clash Magazine, and its Editor-In-Chief since launching in 2004. A lifelong Beatles fan, he has worked on a number of projects with Paul McCartney since interviewing him for a Clash cover story in 2007.

Latest articles by Simon Harper

John Fogerty sitting on a tree stump with a Rickenbacker guitar
John Fogerty on closure and reclaiming the Creedence legacy

By Simon Harper Published

Now at peace with his past and driven by a renewed purpose, John Fogerty's story is not over yet

Bands & Artists
Robbie Robertson onstage
Remembering Robbie Robertson, architect of The Band

By Simon Harper Published

Robbie Robertson was behind two world-changing musical revolutions; a Canadian songwriter and lead guitarist whose group The Band gave birth to Americana

Biographies
David Crosby in 1976
David Crosby: celebrating the life of a quick-witted, acid-tongued raconteur and troublemaker with the voice of an angel

By Simon Harper Published

A look back at the life and times of the man who, with The Byrds, CSN, CSN&Y and solo, wrote and recorded a soundtrack to a golden era

Interviews
David Crosby press photo
David Crosby wants to make all the music he possibly can before he peters out

By Simon Harper Published

Veteran singer and songwriter David Crosby on his first solo live album, the return of Joni Mitchell, and feeling “blessed”

Interviews
Graham Nash headshot
Graham Nash on songwriting: you’ve got to keep it alive and pumped full of blood

By Simon Harper Published

Legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash on balancing love and anger in his songs, and a project 60 years in the making

Interviews
Paul McCartney in the studio
Paul McCartney: How I made Ram

By Simon Harper Published

Exclusive: On a remote Scottish farm in 1971, Paul McCartney created Ram, an album that would save his soul - even if it meant severing ties with John Lennon

Albums