Music legends talk to the BBC in 2015
From Tom Jones to Grace Jones, we interviewed some of the biggest names in music.
“The band cringe when I pull someone out of the crowd on stage…”
Find out about U2’s early days gigging in London as Bono and Larry spoke to Simon Mayo.
‘It’s important to be unsophisticated’ - Bono and Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 chat to Simon Mayo
On their London return: “I hope London missed us as much as we missed it”.
“I thought she was still looking for herself”
Grace Jones speaks to The Today Programme about how she decides who to collaborate with.
Grace Jones: Why I said no to working with Lady Gaga
Singer and icon Grace Jones on her new autobiography, I'll Never Write My Memoirs.
“The success ratio is a bit less than some people might imagine!”
From Pink Floyd to a successful solo career, David Gilmour talks to Radio 2 about the thousands of tunes in his head and the artists he’s into right now.
What is David Gilmour listening to these days?
David tells Steve Wright what albums he’s interested in at the moment.
“There’s no way I’m not walking through the doors of No.10, if only to see what’s in there”
Hear Noel Gallagher on Desert Island Discs talking about what he remembers of the Britpop years and what made him stop taking drugs.
Noel Gallagher: 'How did we get here? This is amazing!'
Noel Gallagher recalls the Cool Britannia party after the ’97 election.
“You’re too macho… curly hair doesn’t work anymore”
Tom Jones tells Simon Mayo why he wouldn’t change for anyone when he was starting out.
Tom Jones almost didn’t sing It’s Not Unusual
Tom Jones on being too macho compared to the Beatles and his time in Vegas with Elvis.
“Because of their disapproval I really had to get out of there”
Watch Pretenders songwriter Chrissie Hynde talk to Sara Cox about dealing with her parents and the wild early days of the band.
Sara Meets Chrissie Hynde
Sara is joined by Chrissie Hynde to talk about The Pretenders album Learning To Crawl.
“There’s 300 people outside the studio on the street singing Save a Prayer”
Simon Le Bon told Radio 2’s Steve Wright how the enthusiasm of Duran Duran’s fans shows no signs of waning.
Simon Le Bon on the rivalry in Duran Duran
From starting as rivals to developing a newfound respect and admiration for each other.
“He gave me a white label of Revolver which my mum can’t find”
Adam Ant talks to Sara Cox about meeting Paul McCartney, the creative process behind those infamous music videos, and why the band split up so soon.
Sara Cox chats to Adam Ant for Sounds of the 80s
Adam shares memories of his career with Sara.
