Steve Cropper Remembered: The M.G.'s had a magic to it.Stuff would come out of us that we didn't even know we could play
Mojo just republished a great interview originally published in August 2020:
https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/steve-cropper-remembered-the-m-g-s-had-a-magic-to-it-stuff-would-come-out-of-us-that-we-didnt-even-know-we-could-play/
Other articles on Steve Cropper's passing:
From Otis Redding to Booker T, Steve Cropper was a strong yet subtle force that shaped so many soul classics
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/04/from-otis-redding-to-booker-t-steve-cropper-was-a-strong-yet-subtle-force-that-shaped-so-many-soul-classics
Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the MGs and Stax Records Guitarist, Dead at 84
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-cropper-booker-t-mg-stax-records-guitarist-dead-1235477205/
New Guitar World article that includes a long interview from last year:
My playing has always sucked, but it sells because I keep it simple: Steve Cropper was one of guitars most modest yet influential figures. In one of his final interviews, he looked back at making Booker T & the MGs classics and working with Jeff Beck
https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-cropper-final-interview