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Fast-paced music makes drivers more likely to break the speed limit

Published 23 September 2019
By James Allen
Rock anthems may make great driving tunes, but new research suggests they may make you more likely to break the speed limit or crash.

Me and My Motor: rock star Andy Fairweather Low

Andy Fairweather Low has spent a lifetime jamming with rock'n'roll legends, but he was never more nervous than the day he sat his driving test.
Published 05 August 2019
Me and My Motor: Dire Straits bassist John Illsley

Me and My Motor: Dire Straits bassist John Illsley

Dire Straits' John Illsley says fame never got to his head, though he admits to buying an Aston Martin Vantage in a "moment of madness" in 1992.
Published 29 July 2019
Suzi Quatro interview - cars and career in Me and My Motor by Jeremy Taylor for Sunday Times Magazine

Me and My Motor: Suzi Quatro, rock legend

Suzi Quatro has sold 55m records since she burst onto the music scene in the 1970s, plucking a bass guitar in her trademark leather catsuit.
Published 10 January 2019
Me and My Motor: Brian Johnson, AC/DC frontman

Me and My Motor: Brian Johnson, AC/DC frontman

Brian Johnson, longtime frontman of the hard rock juggernaut AC/DC, is almost as at home on a racetrack as he is on stage.
Published 23 January 2018
Drive time: new Chuck Berry album to rev up drivers

Drive time: Chuck Berry album to rev up drivers

With its unmistakable opening guitar riff and memorable chorus, it’s little wonder that Johnny B. Goode ranks as one of the greatest songs of all
Published 28 March 2017