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March 19
- “It hit the floor on its face and split down the middle.” The night John McLaughlin broke his guitar — and changed Jeff Beck forever
- “This is what I imagine the future of music sounds like.” They built a guitar that “makes no sense.” Now they’re blowing up online
March 18
- “Jimmy Page was my biggest influence.” Alex Lifeson on how Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” inspired one of Rush’s most unexpected tracks
- “I thought we were done.” Our Lady Peace say Sammy Hagar nearly kicked them off the Van Halen tour. And then Eddie stepped in
- With massive discounts of up to 60% off guitars, pedals, and amps, the Thomann Spring Sale is the place to dust off the cobwebs and kick-start your music-making for the rest of the year
March 17
- “Let’s stop playing this rubbish.” The night Jimi Hendrix hijacked live TV — and got himself banned
- “We were watching this Beatles concert on TV when Keith comes walking down the stairs.” Keith Richards had a priceless response when he caught his band watching the Fab Four
March 16
- “People want to play it — but a lot of them can’t.” Andy Summers says the Police’s biggest riff is harder than most guitarists think
- “Come on, get a move on!” John McLaughlin recalls the night Ginger Baker started throwing drumsticks at Jack Bruce
- “I realized very quickly, ‘I do not f*** with this.’” Grace Bowers says she’s abandoning the sound that launched her career
March 15
- “They said we were just girls ripping off riffs.” How the Donnas fought rock’s double standard
- “He remembered the amphetamine, not me.” Motörhead’s Phil Campbell on the wild thing Lemmy recalled about his audition
- Build your arena-rock chops! Giant’s Jimmy Westerlund shows you licks and techniques that channel the glory days of AOR rock guitar
March 13
- “Prince was like Michael Jordan.” Micki Free says Prince really did school Eddie Murphy on the basketball court
- “I’m not a cork sniffer.” Guthrie Trapp pushes back on vintage guitar hype
- “Some might be a surprise. I was surprised, actually.” Lucinda Williams reveals the rock legends who turned out to be fans of her music
- “I have never been impaled through my whole hand.” Machine Gun Kelly injures hand on a giant thorn while filming video in Dublin
March 12
- “I don't know if I want to play this.” Rush’s new drummer had a ‘Yikes!’ moment over one classic song
- “This is a whole different thing.” He was a punchline on MTV in the ’90s. Now symphony orchestras play his music
- “I work all day.” Steve Morse spends his days fixing tractors and flying planes — and says it makes him more creative
- “Whoever said the best sound from a speaker is dead center?” Joe Bonamassa says you’re miking your amp wrong
March 11
- “I'll do that in solos. I’m a cheater.” Samantha Fish on the guitar trick behind her most distinctive sound
- “I know what he means.” Sammy Hagar compares Alex Van Halen to Roger Waters in new swipe at former bandmate
- Win tickets to see the SatchVai Band and Animals As Leaders perform in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents
March 10
- “They started chanting ‘Huey!’” Stevie Ray Vaughan bombed on opening night of a major tour
March 9
- “The only reason I picked them is so I can look at their behinds.” P.J. Harvey on why she stopped playing guitar onstage — and the real reason she chose her first pair of tour guitarists
- “Valerie looked at me like, ‘Oh no…’” Steve Stevens showed up to rehearse with Eddie Van Halen — and instantly knew he’d made a mistake
- “There’s only one way out — break that guitar!” Jeff Beck on frustration, Fender Esquires and the limits of destruction
March 8
- “I haven’t got a clue where it’s in the film.” How Elvis Costello and a Whitney Houston movie turned a failed song into a million-dollar payday
- “Oh my God, hold up — are you OK?” Machine Gun Kelly stops the show after a female fan falls through a hole in the stage
March 7
- “To him I was like this middle-age housewife from somewhere.” Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was
- “Barbra was holding a long note. Our eyes met and it was electricity.” Barbra Streisand recorded over 30 takes of “The Way We Were.” Nothing worked. Then the bassist tried something different
March 6
- “All of a sudden it felt like that was the instrument I should be playing.” Pat Metheny on how a $100 guitar defined his career — and why he kept a toothbrush in it for decades
- “I got my fingers rapped with a ruler. They said, ‘Why would you want to compose music?’” Joni Mitchell on why she invented her own guitar language from more than 50 tunings
- “An owl meeting a bumblebee in mid-flight.” Ritchie Blackmore on crafting the perfect Deep Purple–era guitar tone
March 5
- “About two weeks later he sent me a cassette.” Chris Cornell wrote “Black Hole Sun” after one producer told him to stop writing for fans
March 4
- “His first words were, ‘Ouch!’ and then ‘Good shot!’” Suzi Quatro on the time she almost sent Alice Cooper to the hospital on the Welcome to My Nightmare tour
- “I loved Tommy, but I couldn't be around the alcohol and drug thing too much.” Narada Michael Walden on the night he walked away from Tommy Bolin
March 3
- “Can you make it more green?” Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls his strangest studio sessions — from Steely Dan to Dolly Parton
- “I told Alex, ‘We’re either doing this or we’re not.’” Geddy Lee on forcing Alex Lifeson to restart Rush
March 2
- “That’s the one I played at Quine’s house the last time I was there.” Why Bill Frisell bought Robert Quine’s blue Telecaster after his death
- “You can’t evacuate everything.” Joe Bonamassa rethinks his massive guitar collection a year after L.A. wildfires forced a last-minute rescue
- “And he goes, ‘No… I’m Mick Jagger.’” Steve Stevens on the time the Rolling Stones frontman was mistaken for a session bassist