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Sammy Hagar compares Alex Van Halen to Roger Waters in new swipe at former bandmate
By Phil Weller published
The singer says he understands why David Gilmour refuses to reunite with the Pink Floyd bassist.

Win tickets to see the SatchVai Band and Animals As Leaders perform in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents
By Jimmy Leslie published
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s Surfing With the Hydra tour stops at the Fox Oakland on April 4

Stevie Ray Vaughan bombed on opening night of a major tour
By Phil Weller published
Huey Lewis fought his own management to put SRV on the bill. Then the crowd refused to listen.

Steve Stevens showed up to rehearse with Eddie Van Halen — and instantly knew he’d made a mistake
By Gary Graff published
The Billy Idol guitarist recalls his first jam at Eddie Van Halen’s home — and the gear friendship that followed from it

Machine Gun Kelly stops the show at London’s O2 Arena after a fan falls through a hole in the stage
By Elizabeth Swann published
The frightening moment happened at London’s O2 Arena when fans were invited onstage during the performance of “Bloody Valentine”

“An owl meeting a bumblebee in mid-flight.” Ritchie Blackmore on crafting the perfect Deep Purple–era guitar tone
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The legend reveals how Marshall, Fender and even a tape deck helped shape his famously heavy — but barely distorted — sound

Chris Cornell wrote “Black Hole Sun” after one producer told him to stop writing for fans
By Phil Weller published
Producer Michael Beinhorn says the Soundgarden singer’s songwriting changed overnight — and within weeks he delivered “Fell on Black Days” and the band’s biggest hit.

Suzi Quatro on the time she almost sent Alice Cooper to the hospital
By Phil Weller published
The Detroit rocker recalls rubber dart-gun wars, white-knuckle turboprop flights and the night Cooper wore her tour shirt “out of respect”
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