Broken Record with Rick Rubin

Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.

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Every guest on Broken Record with Rick Rubin

276 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Missy Elliott

   Missy Elliott · Mar 2022

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   Mopreme Shakur

   Mopreme Shakur · Jun 2026

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   Nada Surf

   Nada Surf · Feb 2025

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   Nate Wonder
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   Nathaniel Rateliff

   Nathaniel Rateliff · Mar 2020

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   Nilüfer Yanya

   Nilüfer Yanya · Jul 2022

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   PJ Harvey

   PJ Harvey & John Parish · Mar 2024

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   Patrick Carney
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   Patty Griffin

   Patty Griffin · Dec 2025

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    Paul Banks

    Interpol's Paul Banks · Aug 2024

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    Pete Townshend

    Pete Townshend · Oct 2023

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    Pharrell Williams

    Pharrell Williams · Dec 2020

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    Pino Palladino

    Pino Palladino and Blake Mills · Dec 2021

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    Remi Wolf

    Remi Wolf · Aug 2024

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    Rex Orange County

    Rex Orange County Is Major · Oct 2019

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    Rhiannon Giddens

    Rhiannon Giddens: Black History Month Bonus · 2 episodes

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    Richard Russell

    Richard Russell on Building the Greatest Indie Label Ever · Apr 2020

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    Rick Nielsen

    Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen · Jul 2021

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    Rico Nasty

    Rico Nasty · May 2025

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    Robby Krieger

    The Doors: Robby Krieger and John Densmore · Jul 2022

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    Robert Margouleff

    From Robert Margouleff | Shaping Sounds: Stevie Wonder, DEVO, the Synth Revolution and My Life Behind the Music · 2 episodes

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    Roger McGuinn

    Roger McGuinn · Apr 2023

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    Run The Jewels

    Run The Jewels Return! · 2 episodes

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    Sarah Jarosz

    Sarah Jarosz · May 2024

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    Soccer Mommy

    Soccer Mommy · Nov 2024

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    Sonny Rollins

    Sonny Rollins · 3 episodes

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    Spike Jonze

    Beastie Boys and Spike Jonze · Jun 2020

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    Stevie Van Zandt

    Stevie Van Zandt · Feb 2022

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    Stone Gossard

    Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament · Apr 2024

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    Sylvan Esso

    Sylvan Esso · Oct 2022

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    T.L. Barrett

    Pastor T.L. Barrett’s Gospel · Nov 2021

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    Tame Impala

    Tame Impala · Apr 2020

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    Tommy Emmanuel

    Tommy Emmanuel · Mar 2026

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    Valerie June

    Valerie June Shines Bright · Mar 2021

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    Verdine White

    Earth, Wind & Fire's Verdine White with Rick Rubin · Jan 2021

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    Win Butler

    Win Butler · Oct 2020

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