We've covered the breaking news stories that had you hooked this year, now it's time to look at the interviews that engaged you the most.
From rockstars to comedians, industry heavyweights and veterans, here are the ten most read interviews, according to theMusic.com.au's readers:
Richie McNeill: EXCLUSIVE: Why Stereosonic Boss Richie McNeill Quit The Business
The first part in our three-part interview series with the one-time Stereosonic boss saw McNeill reveal his reasons behind his decision to quit the music industry… for now.
"I’d get home from work at 5.30 or 6pm and start at 7.30am and I’d be at the dinner table and my son, who’s six, would ask me a couple of questions and they wouldn’t register."
Doug Stanhope: The Dark Knight
The US funnyman dished on his mission to make people laugh and getting phone calls from Johnny Depp.
"How quick could you go back to a crossword puzzle without constantly being, ‘What the fuck does Johnny Depp want from me?’"
Sleep: Why Sleep Never Cared For The 'Extraneous Shit' Over 'Dopesmoker'
The Californian stoner rock veterans got frank with us ahead of their recent Australian tour, claiming they made music for themselves as opposed to others.
"We’ve never cared about all the extraneous shit [that happened after Dopesmoker was finally released]. We have, and continue to, make the music we want to hear."
Against Me!: True Punk Soul Rebel
In one of our most honest interviews of the year, Against Me!'s vocalist Laura Jane Grace opened up about coming out as trans* in 2012 and why she doesn't want to be a transgender icon.
"I want to be a part of the community, but I don't want the pressure. I still have problems, I'm still a fucked-up person."
Neurosis: 'We're Not Performers'
The post-metal lamented the "mass media-induced ADD" and their deep need to make music when they spoke to us earlier this year.
"We make it because this is our spirituality, this is our way of purging all the shit in the world and reflecting the universe back at itself in some sort of more productive manner."
HIM: Stuck In Metal
Ville Valo talked labels and fitting in when we spoke to the HIM frontman in the early part of 2014.
"We've never really fit in – a lot of metalheads think we're way too poppy and a lot of pop fans think we're way too heavy – but we've still been able to do this for more than 20 years."
Thy Art Is Murder: Masters Of The Art
Is the Western Sydney deathcore outfit the hardest-working band in the country right now? According to vocalist CJ McMahon, yes.
"There’s no other fucking band on the face of this earth that will tour as much as we do. I find it very hard to find another band that’s working as hard as we are."
Neil Finn: Hitting New Heights
Finn gave us insight into his 2014 record Dizzy Heights when we chatted to him at the beginning of the year and revealed why he thinks it's better to keep some mystery to songwriting.
"What might start from some personal point would get bogged if you kept just trying to diarise your life – although that does seems to work for Taylor Swift."
Steve Earle: Swing Low
Despite enduring one of his toughest years, veteran musician Steve Earle was his usual honest and raw self when we spoke to him in the first half of 2014.
"My little boy was diagnosed with autism, Allison [Moorer, Earle's wife] and I are separated and a lot of stuff has happened that I thought I'd never have to go through again."
The Lemonheads: A Hit Of Heroin Left Evan Dando Face Down On A Plate In A Restaurant
From heroin to 9/11, trouble-making to divorce, nothing was off limits when we spoke to The Lemonheads' frontman a few months back.
"A lot of my friends have overdosed by snorting it because they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing, you know? That’s the thing with heroin."
