Tim Coffman

The Eagles may have a science behind making perfect melodies, but these musicians wanted no part of this classic song.

Pete Townshend may have been around to see the genesis of rock and roll, but he felt this superstar only had one good rock record to his name.

Linda Ronstadt was far from the pop princesses of the world, but she felt that this singer helped invent what we know as pop today.

Inspiration is not always something that hits you smack in the face every time, but Jimi Hendrix probably had the pain to prove why this song worked so well.

Jeff Lynne may have been a maverick in the studio, but he considered this album terrible to take out on the road for multiple nights.

George Michael could flip between different sides of pop, but he knew anything he did was in service to this iconic band. Read more about it here.

John Lennon may have thrived off of writing political tunes, but what were the cracks in the armour on his massive double album?

While pop has gone through various reincarnations, Johnny Marr thought one aspect of the genre was destroying its essence. Read more here.

Everyone has their different tastes for what constitutes good rock music, but Tom Petty was a bit too honest when it came to this flavour of American music.

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