Latest articles by Phil Weller
Eric Clapton on the one guitarist who mastered the “difficult” art of modern blues. They’re no longer speaking
Slowhand highlighted one player as a champion of the genre — but their friendship wasn't built to last
Polly Samson on helping David Gilmour put Pink Floyd to rest — and the awkward silences that gave their last album its most powerful moment
‘The Endless River’ was meant to be an instrumental record, but Gimour looked to his wife, Polly Samson, for one definitive lyric
Alice Cooper on living with Pink Floyd, mind-reading with Syd Barrett — and the pot-laced brownies that scored them a coveted gig
The two young groups were hungry for success, and their peculiar living arrangement produced some equally peculiar stories
George Harrison said a loan from his mom helped him buy his first guitar, setting him on the path to the Beatles
Although the purchase wasn’t as pricey as John Lennon’s first guitar, he had to plead with his mom to do the deal
Nile Rodgers says David Bowie wrote his 1983 funk hit featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on a 12-string acoustic strung with only six strings
Bowie had presented him with the crux of the song on a 12-string guitar with only six strings
Watch Iron Maiden and Tool members jam Jeff Beck at a wedding
The three musicians took to the stage for a very special occasion: the wedding of Smith’s daughter
Jeff Beck and former Beatles producer George Martin made a jazz-fusion classic that's getting a new look
The guitar legend's 1975 landmark comes to life in a new video released from the 'Midnight Special' archives
Darkness guitarist Justin Hawkins joins his brother Dan to trash talk the VMAs’ Yungblud–Aerosmith Ozzy Osbourne tribute
Dan Hawkins had dubbed the Ozzy honor “cynical” and “nauseating.” His brother had a few choice words as well
How Eddie Van Halen and Metallica's Kirk Hammett pushed Primus bassist Les Claypool to his musical destiny
The Primus bandleader would later audition for Metallica after the death of Cliff Burton
Marcus King didn't realize he bought a gem of a vintage guitar until this happened
King's drunken purchase has been making appearances onstage lately, alongside two axes made famous by legendary rock players
David Gilmour reveals how his guitar solo for a Pink Floyd classic was wiped away forever
His bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason were the guilty parties
Rita Coolidge says Eric Clapton owes her a writing credit for one of the most celebrated songs in rock
The Grammy-winning singer helped pen the piano coda that closes "Layla," but was never credited despite her pleas to the guitarist
Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins calls the VMA tribute to Ozzy “another nail in the coffin of rock n' roll”
The all-star celebration at the MTV VMAs warmed many hearts while prompting criticism from others
Nuno Bettencourt on being the only guitarist to turn down Ozzy Osbourne
It was a rejection that the Prince of Darkness never forgot
John Lennon looked to Frank Zappa for career guidance. Zappa said the former Beatles guitarist got considerably more
Zappa accused Lennon of repackaging his song “King Kong” as if he and Yoko Ono had written it themselves
George Harrison reveals the Beatles' early struggles in a newly discovered interview
From the group's failed auditions to the black eye he earned defending Ringo Starr, Harrison charts the band’s early years and Anthology-era reunion
Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour reveals he’s at work on a new album and offers a timeline for its release
Last year’s ‘Luck and Strange’ had a nine-year gestation. His next album will arrive much quicker
John Lennon said the Beatles wrote better music after the band broke up. Here's why
An interview from 1972 finds him praising his former bandmates and how they’ve “flowered” as solo artists
Brian May says the spirit of Queen’s Freddie Mercury lives on in these modern glam rockers. Now he’s helped them remake their breakthrough hit
The Struts' new version of "Could Have Been Me," featuring May, drops today.
“I couldn't play it because of my accident.” Tony Iommi on the guitar he was fated to abandon
The guitarist had craved one particular model ever since he began playing. He soon realized there was another guitar better suited to him
Mark Knopfler borrowed this 12-string electric for 50 years and played it on some famous songs. Now it could be yours
Loaned to him by a folk-rock guitarist in the mid ’70s, the instrument spent five decades in his care and featured in notable moments of Knopfler's career
John McLaughlin on his “disaster” jam session with Jimi Hendrix
The pair jammed into the small hours, with McLaughlin playing a less-than-ideal guitar for the spot
Pete Townshend on the Who’s farewell tour, and the health issues he had to kick to get back on the road
After a knee operation earlier this year, he fell foul of an issue which “is how rock stars die,” he says
