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"People used it to mourn to": In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, one song captured the mood of a nation and turned Live into unprepared superstars

Live studio portrait.

Live's Throwing Copper was released 30 years ago, on April 26, 1994. It became a US #1 and sold more than 8 million copies in the US alone, but the band struggled with the ensuing success and split after frontman Ed Kowalczyk left in 2010. Six years later they reunited, and Kowalczyk told us the story of Live's rise and breakthrough.  


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