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"It's a very weird situation, and I don't think I'll ever understand it." Guitarist K.K. Downing updates his status with Judas Priest as he tells the story behind the song that defined the group's heavy-metal image
By Joe Matera published
The guitarist —who celebrates his birthday today — says he wrote "Run of the Mill" to show off Rob Halford's remarkable vocal range
It took guitarist Al Stewart 10 years to write his breakthrough hit. Then he tried to hide it
By Joe Matera published
Al Stewart loved the guitar work on "Year of the Cat." The sax solo? Not so much
Ozzy bassist Bob Daisley on his first memories of Randy Rhoads and how he knew he was special
By Phil Weller published
With one rehearsal, the guitarist shattered fears that he was too young and inexperienced to be Ozzy's guitar star
“He said, ‘Come by the studio tomorrow and bring your guitar.’ All at once, my life changed.” How an unknown guitarist turned a lunch date into session work on the biggest hits of the 1980s
By Joe Bosso published
Eddie Martinez’s chance encounter made him a go-to session player for Mick Jagger, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer and others
Myles Kennedy says an onstage disaster forced him to buy a PRS guitar he couldn't afford
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist felt obliged to write a check for the borrowed guitar, having previously been priced out of owning a PRS
Bob Ezrin reveals David Gilmour's most important guitar technique
By Ken Sharp published
The Pink Floyd producer offered his insights while sharing details about recording Gilmour's most famous solo
People say, ‘Do you think you'll be able to go out for 10 days'?" Peter Frampton gives health update as he gets his Rock Hall induction
By Gary Graff published
The guitarist, who uses a cane and sits while performing, says he's determined to "play for as long as I'm able"
“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
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