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“Why don’t you just play it the same way each time?” Paul McCartney asked Brian Ray why he performed a Beatles song like this. Here's what he said
By Joe Bosso last updated
The Paul McCartney guitarist shares his hard-won advice on how to perform any Beatles song perfectly
Tom Petty shared his greatest advice on rhythm guitar playing in a long-lost 1997 interview
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist, who died on October 2, 2017, also gave his insights on Telecasters and Rickenbackers and the art of songwriting
Mark Tremonti reveals how Creed wrote their hit “Higher” — spontaneously, in front of an audience
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist also tells how suicide, soundchecks and airplanes played roles in his favorite Creed tracks
George Lynch recalls the pressure to create memorable solos in the guitar-hero years of the Dokken era
By Mark McStea published
Here's what he told us about the five songs that define his career
Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take”
By Gary Graff published
Although the song is credited to Sting, the former Police guitarist believes his riff should have earned him a writing credit
Behind Doug Gillard's six-string wizardry for alt-rock faves Guided by Voices and Nada Surf.
By Tom Beaujour published
His band mates call his guitar talents "indispensable." But all Gillard wants is to make good music.
Sheryl Crow guitarist Peter Stroud on why guitarists shouldn’t start on modelers, and how to complement a singer with your playing
By Joe Bosso published
How did Stroud become a right-hand man for Sheryl Crow, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, and many others? It took lots of talent – and these five rules...
From Winger to Dokken, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and his solo albums, Reb Beach looks back on his career, and his greatest solos
By Mark McStea published
Four decades down the road, the Winger guitarist explains to GP that the band deserved far more than the ‘hair metal’ label
“Paco needed to relax, so he smoked a joint and the second take was the one”: Al Di Meola on the magic of Mediterranean Sundance
By Matt Blackett published
Reflecting on his chemistry with Paco De Lucia in a 2009 GP interview, Di Meola revealed that the spontaneous creative fire of the Mediterranean Sundance session stunned all of its participants – including the guitarists themselves
Peter Frampton on lessons learned from George Harrison and Steve Marriott
By Barry Cleveland published
Armed with a “million-dollar Marshall,” Frampton took cues from Hank Marvin and Django Reinhardt for his stellar 2010 effort, Thank You Mr. Churchill. That same year, he spoke with GP about the album's genesis, and gear revelations
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