Interviews

Yoko Ono interview

"I'm so used to walking the storm... If the storm stops, I wouldn't know what to do."

The music, art and activism icon speaks [Metro]

Liza Minnelli interview

"The last thing I think before I go onstage is: 'concentrate like a bastard'"

The showbiz legend on why life is still a cabaret [Metro]

Paul McCartney interview

"I often think: 'Was I really in The Beatles? Bloody hell!'"

Arwa Haider meets up with Macca at his central London HQ [Metro]

Grace Jones interview

I am very sensible. But when I party, I party"

The otherworldly brilliance... ladies and gentlemen, here's Grace! [Metro]

Dolly Parton interview

"I'm my own boss, so I'm the only one I tell to kiss my ass"

An audience with the down-home country music superstar [Metro]

Julia Bullock interview

"Music helps you channel emotions in super direct ways"

The star soprano speaks to Arwa Haider about her long-awaited debut LP [The FT]

Faith Ringgold interview

“Once you create an image… it’s a permanent form of expression”

The artist who captured the soul of America [BBC Culture]

Ornette Coleman interview

"Sound is to the nervous system what food is to the body"

The free jazz sax legend and cool philosopher [Metro]

Massive Attack interview

As Massive Attack mark the 21st anniversary of classic album "Mezzanine", they're looking inwards, not backwards [Elephant]

Davido & Mr Eazi interview

“When I really focused on Africa, that’s when people started recognising me”

The stars on "Afrofusion"'s global awakening [The FT]

Bat For Lashes interview

"When you become a mother, a lot of empathy and rage comes up "

An exclusive interview with BFL on her new LP [The FT]

Virgil Abloh interview

The visionary designer, entrepreneur and creative director tells Arwa Haider about his "mid-career retrospective" in Chicago [Elephant]

Imagine Dragons interview

"We love the drama, eccentricity and grandiosity"

Arwa Haider meets the platinum-selling Vegas rockers ahead of their "Mercury" stadium tour [The FT]

Asha Bhosle interview

Arwa Haider meets the prolific Indian filmi music legend in Mumbai, and learns about her life in music, and latest collaboration - with Seattle string collective Kronos Quartet [The Times]

Billy Porter interview

"I wanted to be the male Whitney Houston!"

Arwa Haider meets the award-winning performer and POSE star on characteristically show-stopping form [The FT]

Orchestra Baobab interview

Arwa Haider catches up with the venerable West African collective live at their Dakar club residency [Metro]