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PRPhotos.comOzzy Osbourne has revealed that he is awaiting neck surgery. Osbourne is dealing with some lasting damage from a quad bike accident he had back in 2003. During an interview with Classic Rock for their 300th issue, the rock legend said, “I’m just waiting on some more surgery on my neck. I can’t walk properly…

Getty ImagesLou Gramm claims that it was Foreigner co-founder Mick Jones’ greed in regard to publishing revenue that led to the pair’s eventual split. Over the years, Gramm and Jones co-wrote such signature Foreigner hits as “Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “Blue Morning, Blue Day,” “Head Games,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Say You Will,”…

Getty ImagesKurt Cobain’s iconic 1969 Fender Mustang guitar sold for a cool $4.5 million on May 22nd. The famed guitar was but one of the many instruments that went under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions’ three-day, “Music Icons” sale. The Cobain guitar — used most famously in Nirvana’s groundbreaking 1991 “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video…

Getty ImagesElvis Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough, admitted that the new biopic on “The King” affected her deeply. Keough, an actress own her own right, was at the Cannes Film Festival for both the Elvis screening as well as the premiere of her directorial debut, War Pony. Elvis, which opens on June 24th, was directed by…

PRPhotos.comAs the Rolling Stones gear up to hit the road once again in Europe, Mick Jagger admitted that he’s still mourning the loss of the band’s late-drummer and musical bedrock, Charlie Watts. Watts died of cancer last August 24th at the age of 80. Rolling Stone reported during Jagger’s chat with The Times UK, he…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has once again topped London’s Sunday Times’ “Rich List” for the UK and Ireland with a staggering net worth of $1.08 billion. The former-Beatle’s wealth increased by a whopping $56.1 million since 2021. Coming in at Number Two is U2 with $780 million, at Number Three is composer / producer Andrew Lloyd-Webber…

Getty ImagesIt was 54 years ago this week in May 1968 that the Beatles began recording four-track demos for its self-titled double album, which is commonly known as the “White Album.” The legendary — and long-bootlegged — group demos were finally released in 2018 as part of the “White Album’s” super deluxe box set. The…

Getty ImagesIt was 44 years ago today (May 20th, 1978) that Paul McCartney & Wings scored their fifth Number One hit with “With A Little Luck.” The song, which McCartney and the band began recording the previous year on a yacht docked in the Virgin Islands, was featured as the lead single from Wings’ London…

PRPhotos.comDuring an appearance on The Ex Man With Doc Coyle, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo recalled being insulted by James Hetfield. A few years back, the bend was on tour and Hetfield got annoyed with him during rehearsals because he wasn’t “jamming through it with full intensity.” He explained, “I’ve always been in situations in my groups…