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Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features bassist Guy Pratt.

When Pink Floyd wrapped up their Wall tour at London’s Earls Court in June 1981, 19-year-old British bass player Guy Pratt sat in the audience,...

Bob Geldof has organized some of the most incredible all-star shows in rock history, including the original Live Aid in 1985 and its follow-up, Live 8, in 2005. But even the man that reunited Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and the Who seemed stunned by what he was seeing near the end of the 30th-anniversary celebration of Sting and Trudie Styler’s Rainforest Fund benefit at New York’s Beacon Theater on Monday evening. The Eurthymics had just wrapped up an extremely rare reunion set when Bruce Springsteen came onto the stage and called...

A tale of the nefarious plots of a diabolical family that made its wealth off board games, “Ready or Not,” at its best, calls to mind some devilish delights of the 1970s, from the antique-toy-stuffed manor of the original “Sleuth” to the jet set’s homicidal party games in “The Last of Sheila” to the ever-resilient final girl of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

Some of its turns are better than others, but since this is the kind of twisty, hard-r comedy of gamesmanship and survival that Hollywood never seems to make anymore, fans of the genre are better off celebrating the film’s triumphs than picking over its occasional disappointing rolls of the dice.

Australian actress Samara Weaving, giving what can be legitimately termed as a “star-making performance,” plays Grace, who’s about to marry Alex (Mark O’Brien), scion of the rich and powerful Le Domas family. Just before the ceremony,...

Grace Jones reportedly lost her temper with a man at the James Bond premiere afterparty. The eccentric singer, who starred in 1985 Bond film A View To A Kill, caused a stir in the VIP area of the Battersea Power Station party when she reacted angrily to a man trampling on her fur coat. "The guy looked totally freaked out," a source told The (more)...

Highly anticipated by many of James Bond's fans, "Quantum of Solace" has delivered one memorable world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. On Wednesday, October 29, this first screening event for the 22nd Bond movie has become a royal gala benefiting Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion with the attendance of the British princes, William and Harry.

In company of the princes, Bond star Daniel Craig arrived at the premiere fully dressed in black tuxedo. Still sporting a sling for his injured shoulder, Craig was accompanied by his partner U.S. producer Satsuki Mitchell. Joining him for the event were his co-stars, Olga Kurylenko, Gemma Arterton, Giancarlo Giannini, Judi Dench and Mathieu Amalric, as well as Bond filmmakers, director Marc Forster and producer Barbara Broccoli.

Also at the special event were Samantha Bond, Colin Salmon,Bob Geldof, Elle Macpherson, Katherine Jenkins, Robbie Coltrane, Rick Yune, Karen Elson,...

PARIS -- British singer Robert Palmer, best known for his dapper dressing style and his iconic videos in the 1980s for songs like "Addicted to Love", has died. He was 54. Palmer, who has lived in Switzerland for the past 16 years, died Friday in Paris after a quiet dinner and a movie, his record company said. He was on a two-day break in the French capital with his longtime partner Mary Ambrose after a television recording session in London. The singer, who reportedly was in good health, suffered a heart attack and died suddenly at the Warwick Hotel near the Champs Elysees, his manager Mick Cater said. Palmer was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1949. He always maintained that the "excesses of rock 'n' roll" never appealed to him. But he had fame and some notoriety thrust upon him with his Grammy-winning 1986 single "Addicted to Love", the video of which remains his most enduring image.

British singer Robert Palmer has died suddenly at the age of 54. The "Addicted to Love" star suffered a fatal heart attack in Paris. He had been in the French capital on a two-day break with partner Mary Ambrose after filming a TV appearance in England. He had been due to return to his home in Switzerland following the visit. His manager Mick Carter said he suffered the heart attack in the early hours of Friday morning. Cater added, "I can't say anything else at this point, I'm just in shock." Palmer enjoyed huge success as a solo artist in the 1980s with hits including "She Makes My Day," "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On," "Simply Irresistible," and "Some Guys Have All the Luck."...