Venus & Mars

Marianne Faithfull's 40-year career has been dogged by tales of sex, drugs and 'that bloody Mars bar'. But, asks Fiona Sturges, could it be that the original wild child has mellowed?
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That's why the lady is a star

Nancy Sinatra was a one-hit wonder with a famous dad, but then Morrissey put her on her feet again, she tells Fiona Sturges
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Joan Rivers: The Rivers edge

After two comebacks, a $38m debt and half a century on stage, Joan has some advice for you, girlfriend: get yourself a sense of humour, some surgery and a rich old pig to pay for it. Fiona Sturges listened and learned from the acid queen
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The star of India

Hrithik Roshan is that rare commodity - a Bollywood idol with real Hollywood potential. But Fiona Sturges finds him reluctant to embrace Western cinema
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A pair of guns for hire

Velvet Revolver are better than Guns N' Roses. Who says? Slash and Duff McKagan, for starters. They talk to Fiona Sturges
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Brian Wilson: just wasn't made for these times

Say Smile, and music fans smile with you. But the composer of that legendary pop album, Brian Wilson, is still wrestling with his demons, despite the adulation accompanying his comeback. Fiona Sturges meets the former Beach Boy in California
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The Rembrandts: 'So no one told me it was going to be this way'

You'll have heard it hundreds, no, thousands of times. Chances are you don't know who sings it though, if requested, you could probably recite it word for word, backwards if necessary. It's a song that has, over the last 10 years, wound its way into your consciousness uninvited and languished there like a drunk that doesn't know when to leave the party.
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We love Leonard Cohen

The most gifted songwriters of our time are paying tribute to the Godfather of Gloom this weekend. Fiona Sturges celebrates his enduring appeal
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Stephen Tompkinson: Made in Britain

Ballykissangel turned Stephen Tompkinson into one of our most popular TV actors. Hollywood offers followed. But, he tells Fiona Sturges, he rates respect at home above fame in the USA
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The great rock chick con?

We all know that teenagers are a fickle lot, and no one understands this better than the record business...
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Chrissie Hynde: The Great Pretender

The expression 'rock chick' could have been coined to describe her. She has weathered drug deaths, punk, stormy relationships and stardom. Now 52, Chrissie Hynde tells Fiona Sturges why she no longer sees music as the be-all and end-all
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Alison Goldfrapp: After the gold rush

Alison Goldfrapp doesn't play safe, in life or in her music. Her band's first album won her critical acclaim and huge sales - so now she's changed her sound. She tells Fiona Sturges why
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Marilyn Manson: His satanic majesty

He's the man America loves to hate. His lifestyle and his music have been blamed for most of the country's moral ills. But does Marilyn Manson actually have something important to say? Fiona Sturges takes a deep breath and finds out
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Marr's Attacks

Johnny Marr is the only member of The Smiths to have moved on from their bitter, infighting past. With a new group and new songs, he's back on the warpath, he tells Fiona Sturges
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Morrissey: Still miserable now?

The former leader of the Smiths hasn't made a record in six years. He's been accused of arrogance, self-pity and even of racism. So how come he's still named regularly as the most important songwriter of our time? As Morrissey prepares to return to the London stage, Fiona Sturges explains why he remains such a potent cultural icon
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