“No foresight”: Why Jeff Lynne found his hero tedious to work with
“You have to go through this chain of events before you do anything.”
Jeff Lynne
The 1977 song Jeff Lynne will always regret singing: “It’s not any good”
Well outside of his standards.
The song The Traveling Wilburys forced themselves to make: “We did it very quick”
Getting a tune together.
The 1976 tune Jeff Lynne called his only good love song: “One of my favourite chords”
“My attempt at a love song.”
The 2002 song George Harrison always wanted to be his last: “A prayer”
Seeing off this world perfectly.
The 1990 lyric that changed Tom Petty’s career for good: “I never played it again”
They changed everything.
The one singer Brian Wilson couldn’t look in the eye: “It was a little tense”
Never getting on the same page.
The hated 1980 movie that gave Jeff Lynne his greatest songs: “One of me best”
The greatest mixed blessings.
The 1989 guitar solo that blew Jeff Lynne away: “Jeff was hard to please”
Stopped him in his tracks.
The music legend Jeff Lynne couldn’t stand working with: “It was horrible”
Music that hurts the heart.
The 1960s singer that Jeff Lynne immediately fell in love with: “They were so good to play”
Moving into a different category.