Classic Rock News

Getty ImagesElton John admits that his days of prima donna-type explosions still happen — despite having vowed long ago to keep his ego in check. The “Rocket Man” reveled to The Guardian, “I’m not proud of that stuff, no, it makes me shudder. My behavior was so erratic and so unpredictable. And it’s still in…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney says he’s done signing autographs. The former-Beatle told Reader’s Digest, “It always struck me as a bit strange. ‘Here, can I write your name down on the back of this till receipt please?’ Why? We both know who I am.” “Macca” — who through the years was always the most approachable and…

PRPhotos.comOut today (October 26th) is Bruce Springsteen and President Barack Obama’s first joint book, Renegades: Born In The USA. Britain’s The Guardian posted excerpts from the tome in which Springsteen talks candidly about the long shadow his late-father, a manic-depressive, Doug Springsteen cast over his life. Springsteen recalled in the book, “I always remember him…

PRPhotos.comGene Simmons has put his Las Vegas mansion on sale — just five months after buying the house. According to The Wall Street Journal, Simmons want to sell the house because his family is “not fans of 115 degree weather.” The six bedroom home is being offered by the Ivan Sher Group with an asking…

PRPhotos.comThe story of Ozzy Osbourne and his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, will be the subject of an upcoming feature film, according to Variety. The biopic will feature tracks from Ozzy’s solo career as well as from his band Black Sabbath. Sharon and the couple’s kids Jack Osbourne and Aimée Osbourne are producing the film…

PRPhotos.comSlash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators will release their latest album, titled 4, on February 11th. The album, which is the band’s first on the Gibson Records imprint, features the just-released first single, The River Is Rising. The album marks the collective’s first studio set since 2018’s Living The Dream. During his recent appearance…

PRPhotos.comNikki Sixx’s fourth book, The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, claims the top spot on Amazon’s rock music books chart, as well as in the Top 40 of Amazon’s overall biographies and memoirs chart. The book was released on October 19th. The First 21 follows Sixx’s life from his childhood in Idaho –…

PRPhotos.comRingo Starr has released a video for his new cover of “Rock Around The Clock.” Ringo teamed up with brother-in-law and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh for the new take on Bill Haley & His Comets’ 1954 classic, which is one of four tunes included on the former-Beatle’s latest EP, Change The World. The video, which…

PRPhotos.comIt seems the Rolling Stones pulled “Brown Sugar” from their current setlists due to a group of female activists that infiltrated a fan message board, according to The Daily Mail. The band’s 2021 dates mark the first time since the tune’s release in 1971 that the Stones have omitted the chart-topper from their shows. The…