Slash tells Female First that he is honored and humbled to have a new non-venomous groundsnake, named Lielaphis slashi, named after him. “As a long-time herpephile, I am extremely honored and humbled to have Lielaphis slashi from New Guinea named after me. It is really exciting, I never would have imagined this moment would arrive.”
Page Six says Bret Michaels is taking off the next six months and canceling shows to recover from kidney stone surgery. He posted; “In my nonstop spirit to go out & do what I love – which is to play music and to see all of you, all my family, friends and fans & meet everybody…it’s what I truly love – I may have just chosen to go sooner than I should have,” he confessed, noting that he “will come back better than ever. And I say this with much love and respect to everybody!”
Mick Jagger tells Ultimate Guitar that the Beatles blazed the trail for a lot of great music. “Sometimes I do speak the truth. I mean, they did a lot of great things, and they blazed a lot of trails. I mean, you can’t gainsay that. They did. Because no other band had been famous in America. America was a closed shop, and when you think about it, they blazed all those trails and showed that it was possible. Before that, it was not possible.”
Don Henley tells Guitar World that Vince Gill is such a valuable asset to the Eagles. “He’s one of the best musicians in the world. He’s the only guy who could have filled that space. Vince is a real dream to work with. He can play anything. He can sing anything. He’s got a great personality. Always laughing and joking.”
Stevie Nicks tells Forbes magazine that she was obsessed with Joni Mitchell when she was in college. “When I was coming out of high school to my second year of junior college … I’d get in an elevator with Lindsey Buckingham and I would be singing Joni Mitchell’s “Same Situation” and he’d look at me and go, “Don’t you know anything else?” And I’d look at him and go, “No, I don’t. That’s all I know right now is that song. I’m just gonna continue to sing it, so thank you!” That was how completely attached I would get to each one of the songs on all those records. I would just pick one and stick with it for two weeks.”
TMZ says a routine back procedure will keep Simon Cowell away from America’s Got Talent for several weeks. It is unclear who will fill in at the judges’ table during his absence.
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