Joe Gore
Joe Gore is a guitarist and writer and a former editor for Guitar Player magazine. He has played on albums by Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Les Claypool, Mark Eitzel, Tracey Chapman, Courtney Love, Eels and more. His book, The Subversive Guitarist is out now and has been acclaimed by Vernon Reid, Gretchen Menn and Dweezil Zappa, among others. For more information, visit his website.
Latest articles by Joe Gore
“Eddie asked me to show the solo to him, because he’d forgotten it”: Jennifer Batten recalls re-teaching EVH his 'Beat It' solo
By Jackson Maxwell published
“Not the most relaxed situation for me,” the former Michael Jackson guitarist told GP in a 1989 interview
“Eddie asked me to show the solo to him, because he’d forgotten it”: Jennifer Batten recalls re-teaching EVH his 'Beat It' solo
By Jackson Maxwell published
“Not the most relaxed situation for me,” the former Michael Jackson guitarist told GP in a 1989 interview
David Bowie: "I've only ever showed one person how to play Rebel Rebel properly. I was downstairs in a hotel and there was some guy playing guitar – dreadful metal stuff. He started playing Rebel Rebel. I went stomping upstairs, and it was John McEnroe”
By Joe Gore published
In this extensive 1997 GP interview, Bowie and guitarist Reeves Gabrels talk Parker Flys, seeing the guitar neck as a "landscape," taking riff inspiration from Jimmy Page, and that time Bowie showed a tennis legend how to play one of his most famous riffs...
“People like Yngwie Malmsteen should be forgotten as soon as possible. It’s got very little to do with music...” A classic and very frank interview with Johnny Marr
By Joe Gore published
At the start of the 90s, Guitar Player sat down with Johnny Marr to talk about The Smiths, his influences, and his attitude to guitar playing and so-called guitar heroes…
“I Shouldn’t Have Done ‘Blow by Blow’”: Jeff Beck Reveals His Regrets in This Hilarious Interview
By Rod Brakes, Joe Gore, Matt Resnicoff published
Discover why the legendary guitarist thought his platinum-selling LP was “just mistakes on record”
“I’ve Got a Hole in My Finger”: Stevie Ray Vaughan on the Trials and Tribulations of Heavy Strings
By Rod Brakes, Joe Gore, Matt Resnicoff published
Video Read this revealing GP interview and watch guitar tech ninja René Martinez in action
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck Talk Shop in This Classic GP Interview
By Rod Brakes, Joe Gore, Matt Resnicoff published
Read this fascinating extract and watch unmissable clips as the Strat legends usher in a new decade
“Use It Like a Paintbrush, Not a Machine”: John Frusciante On the Art of Guitar Playing
By Rod Brakes, Joe Gore published
This classic Red Hot Chili Peppers interview from the GP vault captures the Magik in the minds of Flea and Frusciante as they reflect upon their 1991 masterpiece.
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