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Machine Gun Kelly fired back after a TikTok user who posted a video and claimed Kelly didn't actually play his own guitar during performances. He pointed out what he called a "kill switch" feature on the rocker's pink Schecter guitar and said that's how he turned off the sound.

MGK posted his own video in response and explained how the person had reverse engineered the video to look like that. He also included the caption, "This guy flipped the kill switch to the opposite direction for his video. Go buy the guitar and see for yourself."

He asked the guy point blank, why he would even lie about something like that? At last check, MGK had not gotten a response back.

TL;DR:

• Machine Gun Kelly fired back after a TikTok user who claimed Kelly didn't play his own guitar.
• He asked the guy point blank, why he would even lie about something like that? At last check, MGK had not gotten a response back.

Nicki Minaj is working on several projects right now and one of them is a documentary. She was coy about the details it in a recent interview that appeared in Variety. Saying, "When it's ready I'll let you know."

She also revealed that she's in the running for an upcoming film role, one that's bigger than anything she's ever taken on.

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It was 41 years ago Sunday (March 13th, 1981) that "Watching The Wheels" -- John Lennon's third and final single from his and Yoko Ono's 1980 Double Fantasy album -- was released. The song was the second posthumous release from the album, following the Top Two hit "Woman," which was released on January 12th, 1981 and peaked at Number Two. Following Lennon's murder the previous December 8th, the album's lead single, "(Just Like) Starting Over," topped the charts on December 27th, 1980 for the first of its five-week run.

"Watching The Wheels" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on May 28th, 1981, went on to peak at Number 10, and stayed on the singles chart for 14 weeks. The single fared better on the two other industry charts, hitting Number Seven on Cashbox and Number Nine on the Record World list.

With artists now taking prolonged absences from the music business for a multitude of reasons, in the mid-'70s, for someone of John Lennon's stature to put his recording career on pause to become a stay-at-home dad for half-a-decade was simply unprecedented. In 1980, Lennon admitted that it took a while to ease into his new life: "The first half-a-year or year, I had this feeling in the back of my mind that ‘I ought to, I ought to' -- and I'd go through periods of panic because I was not in the NME or the Billboard or being seen at Studio 54 with Mick and Bianca (Jagger). Y'know, I just didn't exist anymore. I got a little fear of that would come, like a paranoia. And then it would go away, because I'd be involved with the baby, or I'd be involved with whatever other business that I'd be involved with. But that only lasted about nine months and then it was suddenly, like a . . . ‘oh.' It just went away, and then I realized there was a life (laughs) after death. I mean, there was a life without it."

Double Fantasy producer Jack Douglas told us that 1981 was to see John Lennon complete his Milk And Honey album, head to L.A. to record songs for Ringo Starr's upcoming album, then hit the road with the Double Fantasy band: "It was totally planned. I saw the. . . I saw the drawings of what the stage looked like. He designed it himself. It had these big crab arms that he designed that had cameras on them; the stage looked like a spaceship (with) two crab arms on it with their arms opened up. It was very revolutionary and there were video cameras on them and there was a big screen and the cameras rolled out, 'could go over the audience. It was going to happen, probably in the spring. Second album in the can and the Ringo album."

By December 8th, 1980 -- the day Lennon was murdered -- the album's first single, "(Just Like) Starting Over," had reached Number Six on the singles chart and Double Fantasy had just cracked the album charts.

Less than three weeks following the tragedy, on December 27th, 1980, Double Fantasy hit Number One on the Billboard 200 album charts for the first of its eight week run.

On February 24th, 1982, Double Fantasy went on to receive the 1981 Grammy Award for Album Of The Year. The ceremony marked six-year-old Sean Lennon's first public appearance, when he accompanied his mother to the podium to collect the award.

In 1984, Yoko Ono released Milk And Honey, which included the additional songs she and Lennon had recorded during the 1980 sessions. The album peaked at Number 11 on the charts, with the single "Nobody Told Me" hitting Number Five and becoming Lennon's final Top Ten solo hit.

It was 53 years ago Saturday (March 12th, 1969) that Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman were married in London. The couple met in 1967 at London's Bag O'Nails nightclub when Linda, already a noted rock photographer, was out for the night with members of the Animals. Paul made a point of introducing himself to Linda, and planted the seeds to one of rock n' roll's most famous and enduring relationships, which continued until Linda's death on April 17th, 1998.

McCartney remembered that the night before the couple tied the knot, tensions were running high between him and Linda: "I'm not sure that there is a perfect marriage, but yeah, we did have a row, strangely enough. And it was like, 'Oh, forget it! Let's go get married.'"

Upon marrying Linda, Paul legally adopted her six-year-old daughter Heather from her previous marriage, and eventually the couple raised three additional children, Mary (born in 1969), Stella (born in 1971), and James (born in 1977).

Paul confused and even angered fans when he formed his solo band Wings, and insisted on having Linda not only co-write the songs with him, but appear on stage singing lead and background vocals along with playing rudimentary keyboards.

McCartney credits Linda with playing an invaluable role in getting him to continue making music after the Beatles' breakup: "To have lost such a great job -- and it was really the only job I'd ever had, besides being second man on a truck when I was a kid, and a paper route -- it was quite a shock. So that took a little while, but Linda helped me out of that and encouraged me to sort of get back on my feet and said, y'know, 'What are you gonna do now?'"

Wings co-founder and original drummer Denny Seiwell told us that Linda was always an integral part of Paul life and music, and was especially important to him after his split from the Beatles: "They were such a couple. The two of them together, it was just totally inseparable, and I'm sure that he just had to have her there. And I believe -- from seeing some of this stuff that you've seen in the past years on TV, how he was just hiding away up there at the farm in Scotland when this Beatles breakup and all that stuff was going on -- I believe she was the reason that pulled him out of a slump and got him back into activity again, musical activity, writing and appearing live and all that, forming Wings, and all that, and he just needed her there."

Paul McCartney explained that having his wife in his band was really a no-brainer for him: "The thing is, we made a decision. It was kinda, y'know, we were in love, we wanted to be together. I think that was kind of like the central idea. And then it was like, 'Oh, well if you're going to be in the band than you'll need to learn a bit of instrument.' She played a little bit of piano -- but not since she was a kid. So, I would show her basic stuff. Most of what we were doing was not Tchaikovsky."

Included among the dozens of songs that Paul wrote for Linda over the years are "Two Of Us," "Maybe I'm Amazed," "Every Night," "My Love," "Best Friend," "I Am Your Singer," "Tomorrow," "Let Me Roll It," "You Gave Me The Answer," "Silly Love Songs," "Warm And Beautiful," "Daytime Nighttime Suffering," "Press," "This One," "Golden Earth Girl," "Calico Skies," and many more.

Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in 2002. A daughter, Beatrice Milly followed in 2003. The couple divorced in 2008 with Mills receiving a $48.6 payout from McCartney.

On what would have been John Lennon's 71st birthday -- October 9th, 2011 -- McCartney walked down the isle for a third time with his girlfriend of four years, then-51-year-old New York socialite, Nancy Shevell.

Happy Birthday to legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor, who turns 74 on Saturday (March 12th)!!! A new documentary on James Taylor and Carole King has been commissioned by CNN and HBO Max. Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name will premiere on CNN, while domestic streaming and international distribution rights will go to HBO Max.

James Taylor will kick off his next string of tour dates on April 21st in St. John's, NL at Mary Brown's Centre. Once again, old friend Jackson Browne will serve as Taylor's special guest.

In 2020 Taylor released his latest album, titled American Standard. The covers collection features tunes culled from the "great American Songbook," including, "My Blue Heaven," "Ol' Man River," "Pennies From Heaven," "The Nearness Of You," and "God Bless The Child," among others. With album hitting Number Four on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Taylor became the first artist to earn a Top 10 album in each of the last six decades.

James Taylor will forever be remembered for his string of classic hits, including "Fire And Rain," "Sweet Baby James," "You've Got A Friend," "Up On The Roof," "You Can Close Your Eyes," "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," "Handy Man," "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)," "Mockingbird," "Mexico," "Shower The People" "Her Town Too," "Your Smiling Face," and "Carolina In My Mind," among many more.

Taylor, along with former wife Carly Simon, was one of the driving forces behind the early-'70s singer-songwriter era and admits that's he's still comfortable writing about his life: "That's the kind of work I do. I mean, sometimes, I've felt, y'know, that I wish I wasn't so, uh, sort of personal or confessional. But that just seems to be the kind of stuff I write."

Carole King's early-'70s singer-songwriter heyday will always be tied to her work with James Taylor due to their early joint tours and recording sessions, which resulted in Taylor's 1971 chart-topping cover of King's "You've Got A Friend." King addressed the fact that people are always curious about two performers of the opposite sex collaborating in a tight knit fashion: "First of all, you can ask me about James any time, because I love him (laughs) so much. It's that real . . . y'know everybody says, 'Were you a couple? -- No. Y'know, 'Do you ever think about it?' -- No. The first connection was musical."

James Taylor told us that despite the pressures of the music business, he's never felt any competition with his peers, or himself, when writing or recording new music: "It's impossible not to sort of think about your position when you've finished an album and you're releasing it, and trying to promote it and announce it and stuff. It's hard not to think of it in the marketplace. But for me, it's not a competitive sport, y'know, and you just have to do your best and then let go of the result -- and just be thankful to be able to continue."

Taylor recalled being among one of the first signings to Apple Records as a dream come true: "Well, I was signed by the Beatles in 1968 to their Apple Records label. I was a huge Beatles fan -- they had a massive impact on me and what I thought I'd like to write."

Although James Taylor is rated among the top composers of the singer-songwriter era, he credits his vocal and guitar styles for much of his success: "If you listen to the original of 'Handy Man,' or 'Up On The Roof,' or 'Everyday,' and then listen to my version of it, the arrangement gets redone. I have a vocal style that tends to lay the thing back a little bit in many cases. The other thing is that I have this sort of vocabulary on guitar -- kind of preferred chord changes, and I'll play these songs over years going back to when I was a teenager."

Happy Birthday to Neil Sedaka, who turns 83 on Sunday (March 13th)!!! Sedaka is best known for his string of hits in the early-1960's and again during his mid-'70s comeback. His legendary hits, most of which were written with his early lyricist, the late-Howie Greenfield, include "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Oh! Carol," "Calendar Girl," "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen," "Love Will Keep Us Together" -- which was later a hit for the Captain & Tennille -- and "Where The Boys Are" and "Stupid Cupid" which were major hits for Connie Francis. With lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, Sedaka wrote "When Love Comes Knockin' At Your Door" for the Monkees. His two 1975 chart-toppers, "Laughter In The Rain" and "Bad Blood" were written with lyricist Phil Cody.

In a 2018 interview with Naples Daily News, Sedaka revealed that he's come to the end of the road, explaining, "I've been doing it over 60 years. I've been traveling, and it's become too taxing on my health. I have arthritis. . . I'd rather go out while I'm in good shape. Too many singers went on too long. The voice was gone and they needed teleprompters to remember the words."

Sedaka went on to say: "I used to do 50, 52 concerts a year. I had my own plane. But the last couple of years have been very tough. So I would rather bow out. I think you have to know when it's time. My voice is perfect. I can still play piano with arthritis. Of course, I don't play Brahms, I play Sedaka."

In 2010, Sedaka released his first new collection of pop songs in over a decade called The Music Of My Life. Highlights on the album include "Right Or Wrong," which Sedaka wrote when he was 16-year-old with Howard Greenfield. For the newly-written Salsa number, "Do You Remember?," Sedaka teamed up with old friend and Grammy Award winning producer David Foster.

Sedaka, who's been playing classical piano and performing since childhood, says he always knew he would end up on the stage: "I always wanted to be a star. My mother told me I was perfect. I believed her. And I worked very hard and I was influenced by other great songwriters and singers. I think that creativity bounces off each other. You have to listen to other people to really be inspired. There's no original melodies or lyrics anymore."

He revealed the inspiration for his 1960 Top Ten hit "Calendar Girl": "I loved the tempo of 'Personality' by Lloyd Price so I took the 'umpa-chicka, umpa-chicka,' and I loved the fact that, y'know, that we went through all the months of the year -- that was a great Howie Greenfield lyric. Very razza-matazz."

Sedaka scored his last Number One hit in 1975 with the release of "Bad Blood" which he recorded while signed to Elton John's record label Rocket Records: "'Bad Blood,' I have to thank Elton John. It was a great song and a great record, but certainly Elton's background vocal helped sell that record. It was my biggest selling single, but strangely, the least played on the radio. I hardly hear it.

When we last caught up to Neil Sedaka he shed light on how he wrote his 1975 chart-topper "Laughter In The Rain": "In 'Laughter In The Rain,' I stared with the middle part . . . the key change, which intrigued me -- and then I wrote around that. But what I do is I sit at the piano and I find a tempo. Y'know, being from the old Dick Clark days, tempo is very important. -- whether you can dance to the record or the beat. Y'know, if you're lucky enough to click in with the culture of the time, as 'Laughter In The Rain' did, then you have a commercial hit."

Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne are all set to appear in Yungblud's new video for the funeral. Yungblud shared behnd the scenes footage from the video where he was posing with Ozzy and Sharon. He captioned the pic, "Bringin some mates to my funeral…"

Yungblud announced the new single last Saturday (March 5th) in a handwritten message, which read, "To whom this may concern. For those I let down I'm sorry, for those who let me down, f*ck you but I forgive you. You are cordially and graciously invited to my funeral."

Billy Joel and wife Alexis have made an initial donation of $250,000 to aid the Ukrainian war effort and suffering refugees. The "Piano Man" posted a message on his official website and social media platforms revealing that via the couple's Joel Foundation, they've donated the money to through Bethenny Frankel's B Strong Foundation, which is part of the Global Empowerment Mission.

The official statement reads in part:

The Joel Foundation was founded with the purpose of funding programs in music and music education. At times of catastrophic suffering, we pivot to help those that cannot help themselves. We have previously assisted with those experiencing food insecurity, PPE for healthcare workers during the initial COVID surge and now, our focus is to help the Ukrainian people.

Our initial donation will be $250,000 to the BStrong Foundation started by Bethenny Frankel and in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission. BStrong has been instrumental in providing direct and immediate aid to refugees at the Ukrainian/Polish border.

Through BStrong's coordinated infrastructure, our donation will supply critical evacuee aid, including food relief, short and long-term shelter, transportation to points throughout Europe, and survival supply kits (blankets, sleeping bags, toiletry kits, non-perishables and water, plus generators). 100% of donations go to the relief.

We are closely monitoring this situation and will see what will be needed in the weeks to come.

Billy Joel admits that his life and the decisions he's made have pretty much been formulated from being a Long Islander: "My perspective of things all come from a Long Island point of view. I've realized that. I've traveled all around the world. I've traveled a lot in the United States. But, the more I traveled, the more I felt like 'This is where I'm from. I'm from this island that sticks out to the east of New York City.' There's a little bit of an inferiority complex here, which I feel is charming. Y'know, you go to the city, '(Adapts New York accent) Oh, you're from the Oi - land.' We don't say 'Lawng Oi - land.' People from the Bronx say, 'Lawng Oi - land.' We say, 'Long Island.'"

The first Beatles-related drum kit, used in John Lennon's pre-fame group the Quarry Men, is going under the hammer. The Daily Beatle reported drummer Colin Hanton's legendary drum set, which was also featured on John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison's first amateur recording session in Liverpool, will be sold via Julien's Auctions on May 20th and 21st, live at New York City's Hard Rock Cafe and online at juliensauctions.com.

Hanton was playing the iconic drums on July 6th, 1957 at the Woolton Village Fete the day John Lennon and Paul McCartney met, the first time the pair ever performed on stage together -- as well as the during the Quarry Men's first amateur recording session on July 12th, 1958, where they taped a cover of "That'll Be The Day" and the McCartney/Harrison original, "In Spite Of All The Danger."

According to the listing "The drum kit, hand-signed by Colin Hanton in the inside of the tom-tom drum and inside of the bass drum, is estimated at $400,000 to $600,000. The lot also includes a 1-of-1 Quarry Men Drum Kit Animated NFT serving as the digital representation of the physical drum kit used by Colin Hanton in The Quarry Men."

John Lennon recalled music always playing a large role in his early life: "It's a joke in the family, now -- 'Y'know, the guitar's alright for a hobby, but it won't earn you any money.' Y'know, I was obviously musical from very early, and I just wonder why nobody ever did anything about it. 'Cause -- maybe because they couldn't afford it."

Several celebrities, including Shawn Mendes and Ariana Grande have spoken up against Florida's Don't Say Gay bill.

Mendes tweeted in support of equality and asked people to contact their Senators and posted a link to do so.

Grande was even more vocal and called the bill "really disgusting."

The potential law would restrict teachers from speaking about LGBTQ history, people, and other topics in Florida classrooms and give parents the right to sue educators and administrators who did so. It would also require school counselors and teachers to "out" students to their parents if they confide in a trusted adult at school. If the bill is signed into law, it would go into effect July 1.

TL;DR:

• Mendes tweeted in support of equality and asked people to contact their Senators
• Grande called the bill "really disgusting."

Multi-platinum selling band, 5 Seconds of Summer announced a North American tour to kick off June 11 in Vancouver. They'll make stops in Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville, and more before wrapping in St. Louis on July 24. Tickets for the Take My Hand World Tour are on sale now.

Their new single, "Complete Mess," released this week, has already become one of the most added songs at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio.

TL;DR:

• North American tour to kick off June 11 in Vancouver.

• Their new single, has already become one of the most added songs at Top 40 and Adult Contemporary radio.

Megan Thee Stallion's new series on Snapchat is taking off. In it, she gets back to her Texas roots to take some much deserved time off.

In the current episode, she's joined by celebrity friends such as Normani, Nicole Richie, and Kelly Rowland, who bring along their animals.

Off Thee Leash airs weekly until April 9.

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You'll see a little less of Olivia Rodrigo on the next season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

According to ET Online she'll step down from being a regular on the series and instead, will be a recurring cast member.

Rodrigo will be busy launching her headlining tour in April.

TL;DR:

• She'll step down from being a regular on the series and instead, will be a recurring cast member.

John Oates of Hall & Oates fame is heading out on a seven-date acoustic run next week. Oates and collaborator Guthrie Trapp will play a string of East Coast shows taking in stops in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, and Rhode Island.

Oates spoke about his acoustic American-styled solo gigs, telling McCall.com: "This show gives me an opportunity to show a side of myself that I don't think a lot of people really know. Everyone knows me from Hall & Oates, the MTV videos, and big hits, and that's great. But I had a whole musical life before I met Daryl Hall, and this is my sweet spot.

He went on to say, "This is the kind of music that I was making as a kid. it's very deeply ingrained in my musical DNA, and these types of shows give me a chance to showcase that side of my music career."

Oates explained that acoustic-based music was part of the ingredients he brought to the initial Hall & Oates mix: "I think that any time you have a collaboration between two or more people, it's always going to be more than the sum of its parts. I was making this kind of music, Daryl was classically trained and he was doing other things -- singing doo-wop on the street corner, you know, that kind of thing. I think we both brought our individual musical personalities together, and what evolved was what became Hall & Oates."

John Oates admitted that his current music, with its scaled back sound and folk influences, he's finally truly showing his musical stripes: "Now that I've had a chance to establish myself and people see how committed I am to it, it's totally being accepted and I think for the first time people are actually seeing my true musical personality."

JUST ANNOUNCED: John Oates tour dates (subject to change):

March 16 - Phoenixville, PA - The Colonial Theatre
March 18 - Laconia, NH - Colonial Theatre Laconia
March 19 - Norwood, MA - The Norwood Theatre
March 20 - Ridgefield, CT - The Ridgefield Playhouse
March 22 - New York, NY - Sony Hall
March 24 - Bethesda, MD - Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
March 26 - Newport, RI - Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center

AC/DC has just announced "For Those About to Rock" Ale via Half Time Beverage. The new officially sanctioned beer is available to ship to 33 U.S. states. For a special limited time, the first 500 customers get a 12x15 print insert free with your purchase.

According to the press release:

AC/DC's For Those About to Rock Ale (5.9%) is cold fermented for the cool, crisp, refreshing flavor you'd expect from a seasonal Australian lager.

By combining traditional Australian brewing methods with native Aussie hops and cane sugar, the brewers have developed a highly drinkable beer that is true to its heritage, with a clean citrusy hop profile, a subtle malty sweetness, and a bright straw color.

Frontman Brian Johnson told us that despite the decades flying by, AC/DC stays the same: "There's one important thing I think is very important, is we've never changed. The band has never, ever changed. As one interviewer said to Angus (Young), 'Y'know, you've made 15 albums, Angus, and they're all the same.' And Angus said, 'That's not true. We've made 17 albums, and they're all the same.'"

Tenacious D, the Jack Black and Kyle Gass duo has added a fall leg to their U.S. tour.

The new string of shows will kick off on September 9th in Wilmington, North Carolina, and includes stops in Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. In all, 10 new dates have been added.

The tour serves as a belated 20th anniversary celebration of their 2001 self-titled debut album.

Tickets go on sale Friday, (March 11).

TL;DR:

• Tenacious D added a fall leg to their U.S. tour.
• It will kick off on September 9th in Wilmington, North Carolina.
• Tickets go on sale Friday, (March 11).

It was 34 years ago today (March 10th, 1988) that Andy Gibb died. Andy, who was the younger brother of the Bee Gees -- Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb -- died just five days after his 30th birthday from an inflammatory heart virus exacerbated by years of substance abuse. Andy, who was almost a decade younger than his brothers, had desperately wanted to become part of the group, but because of his age he missed out on the Bee Gees' first era of success in the late-'60s. By the time he was 19, he had emigrated from Australia to be with his brothers, who helped him sign with Robert Stigwood, who managed the group and owned their record label, RSO.

Success for Andy came fast, with his brother Barry's songwriting and producing help. He racked up three Number One hits -- "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" in 1977, and "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" and "Shadow Dancing" in 1978 -- all before his 21st birthday.

The long shadow of the Bee Gees was never far from Andy when discovering his own musical success: "I don't honestly think I'd be here now if it wasn't for them, if they hadn't come along first. Well, who knows how it would've worked out? But my brother Barry gave me my first break. He produced my first records -- he wrote most of my hits, so, who's to say? If it hadn't been for him first. . ."

Andy Gibb was briefly married to his high school sweetheart, Kim Reeder, and they had a daughter named Peta in 1978. By 1980, Andy, who had previously been romantically linked with Susan George, Marie Osmond, and Olivia Newton-John, became involved with Dallas star Victoria Principal. With his musical career drying up, he turned to TV, serving as the host of the syndicated music show Solid Gold. As his substance abuse problems increased, he began performing such musicals as The Pirates Of Penzance and Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat, but frequent absences due to drug problems ended all his stage runs prematurely.

Victoria Principal recalled realizing that drugs were playing a major role in Andy's life: "Well, it was became very apparent to me that his behavior was becoming erratic and that he was very, very thin. And Andy was a very kind person and a very gentle person, and some of his behavior seemed the antithesis of who I knew him to be. And over a period of (laughs) deduction, I finally realized that it had to be drugs."

In 1982, once back on track doing the rounds on the comeback trail, Andy publicly blamed his addictions on Principal leaving him -- rather than acknowledging the fact that she had left because of his drug use: "I want to tell a story now -- I turned to drugs for a month. I did quite. . . an awful lot of cocaine -- which I no longer do. I gave up everything. I started missing tapings of Solid Gold -- I would not turn up for tapings. A very bad boy. I didn't care. I didn't care about people, I didn't care about life. I thought so much of the girl -- and I still do -- it just, I just fell apart."

In the last years of his life, Andy was forced to perform a cabaret act based around Bee Gees hits and was supported almost completely by his brothers.

Singer Marilyn McCoo, who co-starred with Andy on Solid Gold, said that he had a tough time living up to his famous brothers: "Andy was fragile. Andy wanted so desperately to be successful like his brothers. Y'know, he was the youngest brother in the 'Brothers Gibb.' So, when Barry decided to produce him, he ended up having some hits on his own, he was very excited about it."

In the mid-'80s, after the hits had dried up, Andy was able to take a long hard look at what his brothers had famously termed "First Fame": "It certainly made me very spoiled. I thought that it was always going to be that way and there would always be those Number One hit records and stuff. Also, I mean, y'know, I'd be foolish to deny it -- you suddenly do get an ego and you've got to come back down to Earth and control that. It was a pretty wild roller coaster ride for those two or three years."

At the time of his death Andy was penniless, living at his brother Robin's estate in England, and had been working on demos for a comeback album to be released in conjunction with the Bee Gees' One album. Tentative plans were in the works for a 1989 Bee Gees/Andy Gibb world tour, after which Gibb would become a permanent member of the Bee Gees -- providing he could get clean.

Oldest brother Barry spoke about Andy's death in the 2000 official Bee Gees biography, Tales From The Brothers Gibb, saying, "To me Andy's problems were not drugs and booze -- to me they were a massive insecurity, psychological problems, compounded by drink and cocaine. Maybe they also caused it, but at the end of the day (he) had no confidence in himself, yet had a lot of talent. . . he seemed to have lost the will or desire to use it."

Barry Gibb explained that the severity of Andy's heart condition was kept a secret from his brothers: "We would play tennis and we would play five or six sets and he'd get very, sort of, flushed and red -- and I didn't know why, y'know? And what he wasn't telling me was that -- he really shouldn't be doing it."

Marilyn McCoo was aware of the substance abuse problems that had been shadowing Andy prior to his death, but says that she thought he was on the road to recovery: "I did not foresee Andy dying the way he did. I hadn't heard from or about Andy in some time at the time that he passed. He was really getting his life together, it seemed like he was on the path toward self-discovery and peace. And so, it was really tragic to see that happen."

Barry Gibb recalled his last heartbreaking conversation with his baby brother: "The last thing that happened between me and Andy was an argument, which is devastating for me, because I have to live with that all my life. And there was a phone call between him and me and I was, sort of, saying, 'Yeah, you've really gotta get your act together. . .' and '. . . this is no good.' Instead of being gentle about it -- I was angry, because someone had said to me at one point -- 'Tough love is the answer,' y'know? So, for me, it wasn't, because that was the last conversation we had. That's my regret. That's what I live with."

Andy Gibb was survived by his daughter, his brothers, his sister Leslie, and his late-parents Barbara and Hugh.

Barry, who produced the majority of Andy's work, has been working on a box set of his demos, outtakes, and works-in-progress for sometime in the near future.

In 2009 the Bee Gees released the four-disc set called Mythology with Barry and Robin selecting the tracks for their own personal discs, Maurice's wife and two children handpicking the songs for his disc, and the songs for Andy's disc selected by his daughter Peta in her first official role acting on behalf of her father. The collection marks the first time Andy Gibb's work was presented alongside his older brothers' catalogue.

The adult children of Barry, Maurice, Robin, and Andy Gibb joined forces to record an album, the 2017 album, Please Don't Turn Out The Lights. The group has been named Gibb Collective, and features Peta; Barry's sons Stephen and Travis; Robin's sons Spencer and Robin John; and Maurice's children Samantha and Adam, who cover their father's classic songs. Peta Gibb covers his Shadow Dancing deep cut "Fool For Love."

Robin Gibb died of kidney failure at the age of 62 on May 20th, 2012 after battling colon and liver cancer.

Maurice Gibb died on January 12th, 2003 at age 53 after undergoing emergency abdominal surgery in Florida.

In 2021, Foo Fighters paid tribute to Andy Gibb on the Rock-N-Relief charity livestream, by performing "Shadow Dancing" with drummer Taylor Hawkins singing lead.

Bob Dylan's first new book in 18 years, titled, The Philosophy Of Modern Song, will be published on November 8th, according to Rolling Stone. The new non-fiction work follows his 2004 autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One -- but will not be the longg awaited second volume of memoirs, but instead will feature 60 essays featuring Dylan's musings on other popular musicians -- including Stephen Foster, Elvis Costello, Hank Williams, and Nina Simone. Dylan has been working on the manuscript for the past decade.

According to the book's official press release:

Bob Dylan analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan's unique prose. They are mysterious and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny.

And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition. Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work's transcendence.

Jonathan Karp, the President and CEO of publishers Simon & Schuster said in a statement, "The publication of Bob Dylan's kaleidoscopically brilliant work will be an international celebration of songs by one of the greatest artists of our time. The Philosophy Of Modern Song could only have been written by Bob Dylan. His voice is unique, and his work conveys his deep appreciation and understanding of songs, the people who bring those songs to life, and what songs mean to all of us."

During a chat a while back with CBS' 60 Minutes, Bob Dylan was asked why he continues to write, record, and tour: "Well, it goes back to that destiny thing. Y'know, I made a bargain with it, y'know, a long time ago, to get where I am now. I'm holdin' up my end." SOUNDUE

Bruce Springsteen was on hand in his hometown of Freehold, New Jersey yesterday (March 8th) at the official ceremony announcing, "The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music." APP.com reported the joint effort between New Jersey's Monmouth University and the city of Freehold will be housed at the firehouse on Main Street in Freehold which is no longer, "adequate for the borough's fire safety needs." The official opening date for the Archives is set for some time in 2024.

Springsteen, who grew up nearby, told the assembled crowd, "The bottom line is you can't get away from the fact that it feels bizarre. I sat three blocks from here, came up with a few songs, things that I liked. The idea that 50 years later anybody was going to be interested in them at all, I mean, what are the odds, folks? They're very small."

"The Boss," who still lives close his hometown in Colts Neck, spoke wistfully about his time in Freehold, revealing, "Everything I've learned of deep importance, I learned in this town. You learn most of what makes you who you are, gosh, I don't know, by the time you're 12. Maybe your teen years. I had all the usual joy and heartbreak of growing up in a small town like this, and of course the minute the opportunity arose, I got the hell out (laughs)."

He went on to say, "I suppose the unusual thing was that moving around the world as I did, all I do is I always came back. I always come back. To this day I've spent quite a bit of money and time trying to figure out what I came back for, and so far no answer. I'll let you know as things go along."

Bruce Springsteen prides himself that throughout his career -- be it on the stage or in the studio -- the thread of where he comes from is still fully evident and ringing true: "My heroes, a lot of my heroes, the people that came before me lose something when they lost a little sense of -- I hate to say their 'roots' -- 'cause you can go anyplace and you can take it with you anywhere you go. It's not, it's not necessarily being in a physical place -- although that may help somewhat. But it's just that sense of your own history and what your initial motivations were. What the point was in the beginning."

Mandy Moore announced Tuesday (March 8th) that she will release her new full-length studio album, In Real Life,on May 13th.

Along with the album, Moore announced an expansive summer headlining tour for North America, her first in over a decade, and is set to perform at Newport Folk Festival in July. The tour will kick off at the Variety Playhouse on June 10rh in Atlanta, GA and will visit 26 major cities including Webster Hall in New York on June 15th, The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 25th and The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on July 22th.

In Real Life follows Silver Landings, the critically acclaimed album that marked Moore's first new body of work in over a decade and was released in March 2020.

Camila Cabello accidentally flashed the hosts of BBC's The One Show during an appearance to promote her new single "Bam Bam" on Monday (March 7th).

The 25-year-old singer was demonstrating her favorite dance move from the song's video when her blouse slid down, briefly revealing her entire right breast.

As the Cinderella star covered herself, she told the hosts she hoped they "didn't see nipple," to which co-host Alex Jones replied, "There was a bit of a wardrobe malfunction. I don't know what I saw, there was a flash of something."

After the show, Cabello went on TikTok to lip sync the lyrics, "I wish I had a time machine," from Muni Long's song "Time Machine" with the caption, "When my stylist asked me if I wanted nip covers and I said no."

Justin Bieber is back on the road after his bout with Covid-19, and he celebrated by bringing several famous friends on stage at his Los Angeles stop Monday (March 8th).

According to TMZ, the nearly two-hour-long show – with a 24-song setlist – featured Leon Bridges, who played "River," Don Toliver for "Don't Go" and Quavo for "Intentions."

He also dedicated the song "Anyone" to his "beautiful wife" Hailey, saying, "She's out there somewhere. She hates me when I put her on the spot. She's probably over there blushing. She probably hates me right now, but I love her. I love you so much baby. Let's do the damn thing."

Bieber's next stop on the Justice World Tour will be Portland, Oregon on March 11th.

Kanye West has shared a poem about being "dead." In the poem, he wrote, "No one wanted to tell me I was DEAD / And only people that would talk to me were in my head. No one wanted to tell me I was DEAD / Only people who loved me visit in their dreams instead." He added, "My kids would dance for me in a home I once led."

He also addressed the media in the poem, saying, "Every thing was wrong in the press that I read." He added, "I found out one day at the newsstand in purgatory / There was a front page article of my murderer's story. I was so surprised at what it said / This info is for the living / And surprise… You're DEAD."

Kanye captioned the poem, "I will not explain this new piece for the explanation destroys the mystery and magic of true love and puts it in a box that can be counted. Art is subjective Art only works when it is the artist absolute truth Someone's truth can be another persons lie."

Lynyrd Skynyrd is heading back on the road and has announced the first 14-dates to their 2022 "Big Wheels Keep on Turnin' Tour." As it stands now, Skynyrd will kick things off on April 9th in Scottsdale, Arizona at Westworld for Arizona Bike Week and will stay on the road through September 23rd when they hit Sparks, Nevada's Nugget Event Center.

Opening for Skynyrd will be former-Eagles guitarist Don Felder, the Outlaws, the Devon Allman Project, and the Marshall Tucker Band, who'll alternate the opening spot in varying combinations. No word whether sole founding member, guitarist Gary Rossington, will be joining Skynyrd on the road after being sidelined by emergency heart surgery last year.

Frontman Johnny Van Zant told us that the best of Lynyrd Skynyrd's music has always seemed to defy genres: "They gave us a tag years ago of 'Southern Rock,' and to me I always thought that must mean it's 'Country Rock,' which is the truth, and around our house we were listening to Merle Haggard and George Jones, but we also watched Ed Sullivan and saw Elvis Presley and the Beatles, too, and loved all that stuff too, so there's no boundaries in music these days."