A wizard, a true star – as well as being title of Todd Rundgren’s classic album from 1973, it’s also a fitting description of the multi-talented musician/producer who has been a potent force in popular music since emerging with psychedelic garage rockers The Nazz in 1968. Since then he’s carved out a unique space for himself as both a musician in his own right and a producer for the likes of Meat Loaf, Cheap Trick and XTC, crossing paths with many huge names in the world of rock’n’roll along the way. In 2009, Classic Rock sat down with Rundgren to hear stories of spiky exchanges with John Lennon, experiences with a drunk Ringo Starr, the weird, formative years of Sparks and the insanity of the New York Dolls.
