Andrew Daly
Andrew Daly is an iced-coffee-addicted, oddball Telecaster-playing, alfredo pasta-loving journalist from Long Island, NY, who, in addition to being a contributing writer for Guitar World, scribes for Rock Candy, Bass Player, Total Guitar, and Classic Rock History. Andrew has interviewed favorites like Ace Frehley, Johnny Marr, Vito Bratta, Bruce Kulick, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Rich Robinson, and Paul Stanley, while his all-time favorite (rhythm player), Keith Richards, continues to elude him.
Latest articles by Andrew Daly

Paul Stanley weighs in on Kiss’s Las Vegas show, admitting, "I certainly miss the camaraderie onstage"
By Andrew Daly published
To those who think Kiss should call it a day, Stanley says, "We're not any other band. We don’t live by those rules"

Eric Bell on the show that ended his dream-come-true gig as Thin Lizzy’s guitar player
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist says he couldn't play without drinking — and couldn't play after drinking, bringing his time with the Irish rockers to an early end

Dave Navarro unloads about Jane's Addiction and the shocking night when Perry Farrell attacked him onstage
By Andrew Daly last updated
The guitarist shared his remarks with Guitar Player while discussing his best and worst moments onstage

Byrd’s founder Roger McGuinn on the origins of John Lennon’s trippiest track
By Andrew Daly last updated
The guitarist reveals the deep friendship between the Byrds and the Beatles at the dawn of the 1960s’ psychedelic era

In a rare interview, Barry Goudreau talks creating Boston’s smash debut and his ongoing rift with Tom Scholz
By Andrew Daly published
Boston's cofounding guitarist was sidelined on record by Scholz's desire to go it alone. "But we had tremendous success," he says, "more than we could ever hope for."

How a guitar-playing bodybuilder with no musical experience helped Alice Cooper resurrect his career in the shred-metal '80s
By Andrew Daly published
Cooper was trying to find relevance in the MTV era. He found what he needed in 24-year-old Kane Roberts

Kane Roberts tells how he nearly set Alice Cooper's audience on fire with his flame-throwing machine-gun guitar
By Andrew Daly published
The guitar wasn't just a show-stopping gimmick — Roberts says it was a well-made instrument too

Rudy Sarzo on Randy Rhoads, Steve Vai and other guitar greats he’s played with
By Andrew Daly published
The bassist says what unites all these players is a desire to be challenged

Joe Bonamassa and Phil X weigh in on the allure of P90 pickups
By Andrew Daly last updated
Like Warren Haynes, the two guitarists have recently taken a shine to the P90 — but each player has his own reasons

How Larry DiMarzio’s pickup revolution defined the sound of 1970s guitar rock
By Andrew Daly published

Andy Timmons on the guitars that got away and the best guitar deal he ever made
By Andrew Daly last updated
The guitarist is celebrating the release of his new album, 'Recovery,' and says fans enjoyment — and gear — are the fuel that keep him going

Ian Anderson tells why he clashed with Mick Abrahams and reveals what it takes to become Jethro Tull’s guitar player
By Andrew Daly published
“I used the blues to open doors into the music business, to get an audience,” Tull’s frontman tells us. “And a record deal.”

Warren Haynes tells us why he chose P90s for his new signature Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Andrew Daly published
Haynes says the P90s are “the tonal change I’m looking for without turning knobs”

Ian Anderson reflects on Martin Barre, Tony Iommi and four other guitarists behind Jethro Tull
By Andrew Daly published
From clashing with Mick Abrahams to his long years with Barre, Anderson reflects on the players who have helped him guide Tull from blues to prog to hard rock

Ace Frehley weighs in on three guitarists who have called him their six-string inspiration
By Andrew Daly last updated
The Space Ace recounts his experiences with Dimebag Darrell, John 5 and Slash, each of whom grew up as fans of the guitarist during his tenure with Kiss

Springsteen hated it. Behind the most famous misheard lyric in rock history
By Andrew Daly published
The song caused their guitarist to quit, opening the door for Chris Thompson, who played guitar and sang on what became the band first number-one hit

Tom Morello talks Tony Iommi’s riff guitar genius and plans for Black Sabbath's upcoming farewell concert
By Andrew Daly last updated
Morello, who is currently planning Sabbath's July reunion concert, says the show will feature "12 of the greatest Black Sabbath cover bands in history — including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Tool"

Phil Manzanera talks Page, Beck, Townshend and the 10 albums that changed his life
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist behind Roxy Music’s groundbreaking albums reveals the records that shaped him as a musician

“He was a loose cannon and played too fast. And I didn’t realize how short he was!” Ace Frehley tells us what he thinks of his Kiss replacements Bruce Kulick, Vinnie Vincent and Tommy Thayer
By Andrew Daly published
If Ace is the quintessential Kiss guitarist, where does that leave the others? Only the Space Ace knows for sure

Bruce Kulick says nothing prepared him for his worst gig of all time with Kiss
By Andrew Daly published
His long-running stint with the makeup-free version of the group made Kulick one of the most beloved of their non-original members

Elliot Easton talks us through his guitar solos on “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Just What I Needed” and three other classic cuts
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist also shared details of a song he wrote for a Guitar World compilataion CD that ended up on his 1985 solo album

Billy Corgan on 30 years of Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
By Andrew Daly published
"The record company thought it was the most suicidal career move that you could make," says the Smashing Pumpkins guitarist

Joe Satriani talks Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and the 10 records that changed his life
By Andrew Daly last updated
The guitar virtuoso reveals the groundbreaking albums that shaped him as a musician
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