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Loretta Lynn Wrote “Coal Miner’s Daughter” On A $17 Guitar: “If I Told The Whole Story, Nobody Would Believe It”

A career-defining song. On this date in 1970, the late, great Loretta Lynn was at #1 on the country chart with her signature tune "Coal Miner's Daughter." It also became her first song to chart on the ...
Louder

“I said, ‘If nothing has changed, I might quit.’ But it was my baby from the start. I didn’t want to quit it”: How a sick and disillusioned guitarist turned his ...

I Want Out laid its cards on the table. It might have been written for Michael Kiske to sing, but the sentiments were all Hansen’s. “Shut your mouth and take it home / Cos I decide the way things ...

Will Arnett Wants You to Take Him Seriously (Even If He Can’t)

With his dramatic role in 'Is This Thing On?,' the perennial funnyman and 'SmartLess' co-host has his first legit awards ...

Will Arnett: ‘I Shed a Lot of Stuff I’d Done for Years’

Will Arnett on his new movie, 'Is This Thing On,' doing stand-up, friendship with Amy Poehler, 'SmartLess,' 'Arrested Development,' 'BoJack' and more ...
Opinion

What I Wish I’d Known When I Was Younger

1. Go deep or go home. I try to ensure that my social relationships—those that are voluntary and involve discretionary time— focus only on facets of life that matter: love, faith, philosophy, virtue, ...
Opinion

Why I Keep Returning to Middle-Earth

Poetically, Tolkien’s long struggle to realize his vision — the self-doubt that led to long pauses in composition, his frustrations with publishers and his general inability to be satisfied enough ...