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Jeff Slate is a songwriter and music journalist who has written for The Daily Beast for over a decade. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Esquire, Rolling Stone and other publications. He is the co-author of The Authorized Roy Orbison and Guitar, rock legend Earl Slick’s memoir, and has written liner notes for The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones, among others.
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Money, Drugs, and Arson: Shocking Tom Petty Secrets Revealed
HEARTBREAKINGHeartbreakers guitarist and “co-captain” Mike Campbell takes the Daily Beast inside the most eye-popping revelations from his new memoir.

Elton John’s Full Coming-Out Story Is Finally Revealed
HOLD ME CLOSERThe director of the new Disney+ documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late” tells the story of how he uncovered audio from the rock star’s fateful decision to go public.

Why Martha Stewart Came Around to Loving Her Netflix Doc
ALL IS FORGIVENFilmmaker R.J. Cutler tells the Daily Beast he’s “thankful” Stewart has stopped trashing his movie about her in the press—and thinks he knows why.

When Dylan ‘Flew Too Close to the Sun’ and Became a Rock God
NO LIMITBob Dylan’s nostalgia-packed 1974 tour with The Band gets a massive 27-disc box set—and reveals the most impressive reinvention of his career.

Frampton’s Still Alive: On Trump, Harris, and Taylor Swift
DAY AFTER DAYThe 1970s rock star opens up about the price of fame, supporting Kamala Harris over “Mr. Orange,” and hitting the road again at 74.

Reunited Oasis Brothers: Why We Don’t Look Back in Anger
ROCK’N’ROLL STARSNoel and Liam Gallagher are back touring. Now they tell the Daily Beast why 30 years just slid away.

Pete Townshend Doesn’t Want to Be The Who’s ‘Bully’ Anymore
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAINThe Who’s architect discusses his new live box set and solo reissues, going solo in the 1980s, and the past, present, and future of his iconic rock band.

Sting and The Police Came to Blows Making Their Biggest Hit
‘THREE ALPHA MALES’Four decades after the release of “Synchronicity,” Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland reflect on the tensions with Sting that ultimately killed The Police.

How Sean Ono Lennon Resurrected His Father’s Forgotten Gem
MIND GAMESJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono’s only child discusses the new box set he remixed and reveals that he believes The Beatles would have eventually reunited.

Reckoning With Joni Mitchell’s Genius and Flaws
FROM BOTH SIDES NOWBiographer Ann Powers on the Laurel Canyon misogyny, the dabbling with Blackface, and the “restless” artist behind the gorgeous music.
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