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Lita Ford reflects on anger, ambition — and how Eddie Van Halen convinced her to start again after the Runaways collapsed
By Phil Weller last updated
The band’s breakup saw her abandon playing for a year, until Van Halen helped revive her career

Joe Bonamassa rethinks his massive guitar collection a year after L.A. wildfires forced a last-minute rescue
By Elizabeth Swann published
The guitarist says he’s already slowed down his collecting and wants to focus more on what he already owns

Steve Stevens on the time Mick Jagger was mistaken for a session bassist
By Gary Graff published
Jagger dropped in on a Billy Idol studio date hoping to interest Stevens in a new guitar company created by his brother

What to watch for in Paul McCartney’s ‘Man on the Run’ documentary, out now
By Phil Weller published
The film documents his transition from Beatle to solo artist across a chaotic decade

Alex Van Halen on how close he and Eddie came to making an album with Ozzy Osbourne
By Phil Weller published
As Van Halen reeled from lineup turmoil, an unexpected partnership almost reshaped hard rock history.

“He didn’t like being a solo guy.” Jeff Lynne reveals the truth about George Harrison after the Beatles
By Phil Weller published
Harrison quietly longed for what he lost when the band ended — and found it again in an unlikely place

Jack White’s surprising reason why he avoided the guitars everyone else was playing
By Phil Weller published
White explains how rejecting iconic guitars helped him carve out his identity — and why he has no regrets.

Dweezil Zappa on the time Jeff Beck damaged a priceless vintage Strat before his eyes – and didn’t care
By Phil Weller published
The virtuoso loved to play guitars, but he didn’t give them any special treatment
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