DEE SNIDER, SEBASTIAN BACH AND MIKE PORTNOY ALL SLAM “GREEDY” SPOTIFY CEO DANIEL EK
A number of rock and metal musicians have slammed comments made by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. After the streaming businessman claimed artists will need to record an album more often than once every three or four years to make sufficient income, artists like Mike Portnoy, Dee Snider, Sebastian Bach and others have voiced their own opinion. According to Loudwire, although streaming […]
DEEP PURPLE FRONTMAN IAN GILLIAN DISCUSSES THE LYRICS OF “SMOKE ON THE WATER,” “PERFECT STRANGERS” AND “SPACE TRUCKIN'”
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillian, excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: Whoosh! is the third record in a row that Bob Ezrin produced for the band. How large of a role did he play in it? Ian Gillan: Massive. Absolutely very important… Songfacts: What’s the story behind the album title […]