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April 2025

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April 30
- “He found me, this 230-pound guy, playing guitar. Alice never goes for the safe bet.” How a guitar-playing bodybuilder with no musical experience helped Alice Cooper resurrect his career in the shred-metal '80s
April 28
- “I actually believe he did bury the tape in the garden." Andy Summers on the Police song Sting refused to perform on — and how he had the last laugh
- “They’re well-built guitars and sound great. The real surprise is why more guitarists don’t know about them today.” This 1965 budget axe is a vintage gem that’s becoming a hot commodity — and for good reasons
April 19
- “It’s tongue in cheek!" The story of The Beatles song with three guitarists, three bassists, McCartney on drums — and a lyric that made enemies
April 16
- “I did the least commercial thing I could think of.” Ian Anderson explains how an old Dave Brubeck jazz tune inspired him to write Jethro Tull’s biggest hit
April 15
- “That's enough to make anybody who writes songs want to retire." Mark Knopfler on his difficult collaboration with his childhood hero, Bob Dylan
April 14
- "Why can't we have more Django Reinhardts going, 'F*** everybody. I'll turn up when I feel like turning up'?" Happy birthday to Ritchie Blackmore. The guitar legend looks back on his career in an interview from our December 1996 issue
April 12
- “We’re Liverpool boys, and they say Liverpool is the capital of Ireland.” Paul McCartney explains how the Beatles introduced harmonized guitar leads to rock and roll with one remarkable song