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  1. rocked and rolled
    The Genesis Song Steve Hackett Still Thinks Is a Joke“It’s almost like Benny Hill put to music.”
    As told to Devon Ivie
  2. first person
    The Voice of New York Is DrillIt’s the most captivating sound the city has heard in decades — and also the most misunderstood. Here, 19 NY drill artists set the record straight.
    As told to Camille Squires
  3. wakes
    Stanford Blatch’s Last BowThe stars and creatives of Sex and the City and And Just Like That … remember their friend and colleague Willie Garson.
    By Benjamin Lindsay
  4. as told to
    The Story Behind Every Song on Taylor Swift’s folkloreThe National’s Aaron Dessner walks us through the surprise record, how his songs compare to Jack Antonoff’s, and the mysterious William Bowery.
    By Brady Gerber
  5. as told to
    The Story Behind Every Track on Fetch the Bolt CuttersFiona Apple reached into the past to confront her rapist, middle-school bullies, and herself.
    As told to Rachel Handler
  6. wakes
    ‘He Was the Music’The creators, songwriters, and cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend remember Adam Schlesinger.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  7. as told to
    How Yungblud Made a ‘Rock and Roll Version of Jimmy Kimmel’ in 72 Hours“I woke up one morning after the shows were canceled and was like, ‘You know what? Fuck this. I need to feel that connection and noise, that energy.’”
    As told to Larry Fitzmaurice
  8. grammys 2020
    ‘I Guess It’s a Little Different Having a Career Resurgence at 61’How country music outlaw Tanya Tucker might win her first Grammy nearly 50 years after her first nomination.
    As told to Jewly Hight
  9. as told to
    I Had to Do Right by Mac MillerProducer Jon Brion on the gutting task of completing the rapper’s final album after his sudden death.
    As told to Craig Jenkins
  10. 100 scares
    The Story Behind Scream’s 12-Minute, Still-Terrifying Opening Scare“I wanted it to be just long enough that the audience thinks she might survive it.”
    As told to Lila Shapiro
  11. memoirs
    How Memoirist Marina Benjamin Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love InsomniaDefying a long cultural history of pushy remedies and “rest cures,” as detailed in her new book, Insomnia.
    As told to Lilly Dancyger
  12. Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda on Life After Chester Bennington, in His Own Words“I’d be out getting ice cream with friends or my kids and a Linkin Park song will just side-swipe you at some point.”
    By Mike Shinoda As told to Ilana Kaplan
  13. as told to
    How Orlando Jones Constructed His Showstopping American Gods Monologue“To deliver that or to try and create that conversation around a voice that was yelling just seemed the absolutely wrong way to go.”
    By Abraham Riesman
  14. as told to
    Mike Schur on Writing Comedy After 9/11“I thought I had this really fun job writing fake news, and then all of a sudden the world ended.” 
    By Mike Schur
  15. as told to
    OITNB: A Trans Ex-Con on Solitary Confinement“How can you be in a prison in prison?”
    By Dee Lockett
  16. as told to
    How 30 Rock’s Classic Leap Day Episode Came to BeHappy Merlinpeen!
    By Robert Carlock As told to Jennifer Vineyard
  17. grammys 2016
    How Producer Jeff Bhasker Made ‘Uptown Funk’“Invoking an emotion is the most important part.”
    By Jeff Bhasker As told to Steven J. Horowitz
  18. as told to
    How the Transparent Writers Room Works“I’m all about a humane process.”
    By Jill Soloway As told to Devon Ivie
  19. as told to
    JoJo on New Music, Fighting the Major-Label Man“I’m not a little girl who’s looking for family from my label anymore.”
    By JoJo As told to Dee Lockett
  20. as told to
    Sisqó’s 5 Biggest Memories From the ‘Thong Song’ EraMeeting Michael Jackson, hanging with Jackie Chan, and more.
    By Sisqó
  21. Mark L. Walberg Explains How to Host a Crazy Reality ShowThe Antiques Roadshow host offers up 18 lessons learned during his time on Temptation Island, Joe Millionaire, and The Moment of Truth.
    By Mark L. Walberg
  22. my thoughts exactly
    Jonathan Coulton on Seeing His Glee Flap Play out on The Good WifeThe musician describes the surreal experience of watching himself being played by Matthew Lillard.
    By Rose Maura Lorre
  23. alec baldwin
    Parade Removes 80 IQ Points from Alec BaldwinParade probably makes everyone sound this dumb, but it’s especially funny when it’s Alec.
    By Lindsay Robertson