From Alice Cooper to Yoko Ono, Pete Townshend to Elton John, these 40 interviews by Matt Everitt of BBC Radio 6 Music go behind the scenes to ask musicians about their first musical memories, first records, and first gigs. Each artist also provides a playlist of the songs that have shaped them along the way, and we find fascinating responses from Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, Michael Stipe, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Grohl, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Gabriel, Florence Welch, David Gilmour, and Debbie Harry.