"David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime." -Kanye West "It's kind of impossible to quantify the importance of David Bowie to our culture and music." -Laverne Cox "His courage and fearless creativity was a model to follow. I didn't know him well,... Continue Reading →

"The Black Parade became much more than just an album. It became a way of life that changed the cultural landscape of the world. Fashion, public psyche and mainstream understanding of alternative culture were altered forever but, despite all of this, the legacy of The Black Parade will always be the outstanding music." -Terry Bezer of Rolling Stone... Continue Reading →

“I remember watching Kurt come through and thinking, ‘God, this music is nuclear. This is really splitting the atom.’ They raised the temperature for everybody. Manufactured pop never looked so cold as when that heat was around. Nirvana made everything else look silly.” -Bono of U2 "I'd rather be hated for who I am than... Continue Reading →

"Not everybody realises that these guys are not just crowd pleasers. They also embody such an amazing technical excellence. They have it all."-Queen guitarist Brian May, inducting Def Leppard into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "We just wanted to put a smile on people's faces. That's all we ever wanted to do."-Def Leppard... Continue Reading →

“Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control and it didn't have any inherent wisdom. I quickly realised that you either became a power or you were crushed.” ---The Clash lead vocalist Joe Strummer "Merry and tough, passionate and large-spirited, London... Continue Reading →

"Led Zeppelin was pretty much what made me pick up drumsticks." -Jon Fishman "I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing." -Jimmy Page It was the 60's, the late 60's particularly. The world, and especially America, as they were known were turning upside down. Tensions between the global superpowers of... Continue Reading →

"Chuck Berry was rock's greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock 'n' roll writer who ever lived." -Bruce Springsteen "If you had to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry." -John Lennon It was the 50's. America and the greater western world were doing great following the 2nd World... Continue Reading →

If you've been a participant of the Musical Training Plan from the beginning, or at least have explored the back catalogue, you're aware of the first ever theme: 70 Years of Pop. It was a pretty simple idea, take an album of pop music from each decade going back to the 1950's and enjoy the... Continue Reading →

"The only way artists can do things is to do it for themselves. Trying to second guess what the public wants or likes is kind of a fool's game." -David Gilmour "There is no dark side of the moon, really. As a matter of fact, it's all dark. The only thing that makes it look... Continue Reading →

"I think artists can influence only through making music that challenges people, excites them and flips them out." -Radiohead lead singer, Thom Yorke "It belittles Radiohead to describe their music as having "hooks." Their music talks to you, in a real way. It can take you down a quiet street before it drops a beautiful... Continue Reading →