“I said, ‘Are we sure we can write a song about death?’”: The story of Mike + The Mechanics' classic No.1 The Living Years "If we’d got it wrong, it would’ve been very schmaltzy" MusicRadar · Apr 20, 2025
“I wanted to play more, and it was inappropriate with Eric or Roger. I was not the lead guitarist, and I wanted to be”: Clapton, Waters, Satriani and me – Andy Fairweather Low on his greatest collaborations and finally taking center stage As pop idol, hit-making solo artist, and with the most star-studded CV of any sideman, the affable Welshman offers up his latest release, The Invisible Bluesman, and reflects on his storied career Guitar World · Apr 11, 2025
"The demo had my singing on it. When I played it to the band, the look on their faces said, 'We’re in trouble, boys'": Mike Rutherford and producer Chris Neil remember the making of Mike & The Mechanics' All I Need Is A Miracle There was a weird moment when, in the US Top 20, there was a Gabriel song, a Collins song, a Genesis song and a Mechanics song MusicRadar · Apr 9, 2025
‘I wrote it while bored on a health farm’: how Mike and the Mechanics made All I Need Is a Miracle ‘The demo had my singing on it. When I played it to the band, the look on their faces said, “We’re in trouble, boys”’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025
“I said, ‘Are we sure we can write a song about death?’”: The story of Mike + The Mechanics' classic No.1 The Living Years "If we’d got it wrong, it would’ve been very schmaltzy" MusicRadar · Mar 11, 2025
“It’s the one and only time I've written a song about a bass player”: Paul Carrack on what Ace’s How Long? is really all about, and playing with Roxy Music, Squeeze, Eric Clapton and Mike and the Mechanics “I've never had any tuition whatsoever,” says the multi-instrumentalist. “Never had any musical education. I've learned by ear” MusicRadar · Sep 9, 2024
“People do albums and say, ‘I just do it for myself’ – that’s absolute rubbish. No one ever really means that”: How Mike Rutherford measures his success Genesis co-founder’s ‘hobby band’ Mike + The Mechanics had no grand plan – but made an impact anyway Louder · Jan 18, 2024