<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in David-bowie ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/david-bowie Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:10:05 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I sh*t my pants.” Earl Slick on his first gig with David Bowie, filling Mick Ronson’s shoes —and why making ‘Station to Station’ was “every man for himself” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/earl-slick-on-joining-david-bowie vsd2tuCJRNYeafURfMs7s5 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:10:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The meal is fantastic—now here’s the dessert.” How Stevie Ray Vaughan won over David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ sessions — with guitar and Texas BBQ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-stevie-ray-vaughan-won-over-david-bowies-lets-dance-sessions-with-guitar-and-texas-bbq kRkHAqrgjJuSw2SjcHbuwF Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:29:01 +0000 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:48:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Those first two days, we got along like brothers. Then it was like, ‘This isn’t happening.’” Nile Rodgers gave John Mayer “the most underrated rock and roll album of all time.” Days later, their collaboration fell apart ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/nile-rogers-on-his-failed-collaboration-with-john-mayer 7WU4NLnhNWCe5UwyE4ah94 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:09:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The shop assistant said, ‘I could phone up Eric Clapton and he’d come and buy it.’” Robert Fripp on a briefcase of cash, a music store showdown and the ’59 Les Paul Custom that powered King Crimson’s most radical music. ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/robert-fripp-on-buying-his-1959-gibson-les-paul-custom vZcJp3cBup79BvhPrscLQf Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:57:31 +0000 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:58:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I know why he hired me.” Behind John Lennon's unusual decision to enlist David Bowie‘s go-to guitarist for his best-selling solo album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/why-john-lennon-hired-earl-slick-for-double-fantasy um5YDGhsJrh5VHJK6pLgkR Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:41:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bowie goes, ‘Oh, you might as well agree, they’re already showing a bootleg version at the XXX theaters on 42nd Street.’” How Jeff Beck foiled David Bowie’s plans after appearing on the biggest night of the Ziggy Stardust tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-jeff-beck-performed-with-david-bowie-on-the-biggest-night-of-the-ziggy-stardust-tour VhA2xkKpvxeS5gL6ArAh49 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:53:36 +0000 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:51:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He played better than he did when he was sober.”Tim Renwick on his highs and lows with Eric Clapton, David Bowie and Al Stewart ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tim-renwick-on-eric-clapton-david-bowie-and-al-stewart 5k6RHma7AY6JxeFZ53QuW4 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:41:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were just flabbergasted.” The secret sound that has David Bowie’s “‘Heroes’” surging on the charts following its ‘Stranger Things’ appearance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/david-bowie-and-stranger-things-the-sound-behind-heroes JR3L4s67ASRTfAaUHKW6Jg Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:40:08 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:27:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He says to me, ‘Keep vamping, just jam,’ while he’s having a heart attack. Then he started grabbing his chest.” The show that ended David Bowie’s touring career — and the song that became his last hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-show-that-ended-david-bowies-touring-career AD8C4neT36WFeoaW6JCbd7 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:27:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:56:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “And in comes this thin, 98-pound, translucent dude.” The guitar legend who launched David Bowie and John Lennon to the top of the charts, got high with Paul McCartney and talked back to Chuck Berry ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/carlos-alomar-on-david-bowie-john-lennon-paul-mccartney-chuck-berry rfTP9DmwcsmTmTeKFRGWJG Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:09:32 +0000 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:17:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I go, ‘It sounds a bit too much like — !’ And the whole room goes eerily quiet.” He spoke the one name you shouldn’t say to Kinks guitarist Ray Davies. What happened next was... ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-bolton-on-ray-davies-david-bowie-and-keith-richards VS2nz2dWmR5paPE9PvR7QS Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:21:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “About three in the morning, there's a knock on the door. And John was there and he had Paul with him." David Bowie on how he almost got former Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney back together in 1974 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-lennon-paul-mccartney-and-david-bowie-almost-formed-a-group q8m3HdmS87Qn9q835pzNZQ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:34:11 +0000 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:11:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was asleep. He walked into my bedroom and said, ‘Darling, I think this is a hit.’” Nile Rodgers says David Bowie wrote his 1983 funk hit featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on a 12-string acoustic strung with only six strings ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/nile-rodgers-on-writing-lets-dance-with-david-bowie ecLMekyqtERuwAJxADR3w9 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:28:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We weren’t looking for perfection; we looked for mistakes that were really good.” On the anniversary of Marc Bolan’s death, we look back at his life in music and his greatest album: ‘The Slider’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/we-werent-looking-for-perfection-we-looked-for-mistakes-that-were-really-good-on-the-anniversary-of-marc-bolans-death-we-take-a-look-back-at-his-life-in-music-and-his-greatest-album-the-slider 94ycr3awnYusEaTyPABhzR Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:13:24 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:28:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were talking about writing, and John said, ‘It’s very easy. This is all you have to do.’” David Bowie said John Lennon revealed his three rules for songwriting to him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-lennon-songwriting-advice-to-david-bowie D7VK3N77gGtWuXktT9pkke Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:39:16 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:53:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a special kind of moment when you hit that first note of a solo and you literally get nothing.” He’s played with David Bowie and the Cure, but Reeves Gabrels says things don’t always go right, even for the pros ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/reeves-gabrels-best-and-worst-gigs-with-bowie-and-the-cure jD2v8pPCBCF9qmzQxtXU8c Sun, 13 Apr 2025 19:05:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It’s on a lot of records, and it only cost me 285 bucks!" It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums by Frank Zappa, David Bowie, King Crimson and Talking Heads ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/adrian-belews-ugly-strat-is-on-famous-albums dVCrHZTtjaucs6WDxq9sn4 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:28:07 +0000 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:07:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got the idea: ‘What if I had something with a variable speed motor, like a Dremel?‘ My tech said, ‘Oh, you want a vibrator‘: David Bowie and the Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels on the joys of taking your tone into uncharted waters ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/reeves-gabrels-on-effects 8cqXJdfZJVBR8oUHYyg6W4 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:11:40 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ David Bowie: "I've only ever showed one person how to play Rebel Rebel properly. I was downstairs in a hotel and there was some guy playing guitar – dreadful metal stuff. He started playing Rebel Rebel. I went stomping upstairs, and it was John McEnroe” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/david-bowie-reeves-gabrels-earthling YiHWtX4dZtq9UrKnY3cUh3 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 22:28:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nobody Cares About Your Amazing Technique but You”: These Brutally Honest Tips for Musicians From David Bowie and Iggy Pop Guitarist Kevin Armstrong Are Some of the Best We’ve Ever Heard ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/kevin-armstrong-absolute-beginner-tips-for-musicians-guitar-rig-interview pxGrYhn7dcFVaQNo7PhgKb Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:47:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/stevie-ray-vaughan-double-trouble-texas-flood hXpb33S8irXmsRd85niE6R Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0000 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:06:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ 50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/1973-albums nnhgLe7PfkoTKcQx2JjeYG Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:59:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Remastered 4K Version of David Bowie’s Monumental “Ziggy Stardust” Hammersmith Odeon Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/david-bowie-ziggy-stardust-2023 Xjg2SVieVg8jYbHznJNJRX Tue, 04 Jul 2023 11:20:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He Just Wanted Me to Go Wild on the Guitar”: Adrian Belew Reveals How David Bowie Helped Him Become a More Creative Player ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/adrian-belew-david-bowie BC9LqwwBtLZEUCBLgBx9kZ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:24:11 +0000 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:25:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heard-on-classic-records-by-the-cult-the-smiths-frank-zappa-david-bowie-metallica-talking-heads-king-crimson-and-more-the-boss-and-roland-chorus-sounds-are-a-mainstay-of-rock PWFvfbSJ3igpFSb7QQTLHi Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:55:13 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slick SL56 Review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/slick-sl56-review f2dPUmQ7fg8UsSA9AhGewG Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Best Guitar Moments of 1972 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/the-best-guitar-moments-of-1972 5TQE9E3iu9Ri79wgXwpKX9 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:05:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ David Bowie, Jack White and Dan Auerbach Have Played the Westwood, but It’s Still Obscure Enough to Look Like a Custom Build ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/david-bowie-jack-white-and-dan-auerbach-have-played-the-westwood-but-its-still-obscure-enough-to-look-like-a-custom-build NFYTXhXXu5yDhLGpD2HebZ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:31:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Remember Hearing ‘Heroes’ for the First Time… 18 Months Later, I Was Playing It Live With David”: Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and Scrote Salute David Bowie ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-remember-hearing-heroes-for-the-first-time-18-months-later-i-was-playing-it-live-with-david-adrian-belew-todd-rundgren-and-scrote-salute-david-bowie dfr3MoR3uxJgJ7Q6PcQwpQ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:17:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s Still a Record That Stands up Today, Very, Very Well:” Adrian Belew and Jerry Harrison Talk ‘Remain in Light’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/its-still-a-record-that-stands-up-today-very-very-well-adrian-belew-and-jerry-harrison-talk-remain-in-light jgCdkhbDksaKBmqAyRrGza Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:17:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nile Rodgers Reinvented David Bowie, Like Mick Ronson Before Him. And, Like Ronson, He Still Doesn’t Get the Credit He Deserves ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/nile-rodgers-reinvented-david-bowie-like-mick-ronson-before-him-and-like-ronson-he-still-doesnt-get-the-credit-he-deserves Q2oBvordhJ9pvtExq6VG7W Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:24:53 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Todd Rundgren’s Buck Wild "No. 1 Lowest Common Denominator" Guitar Solo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-todd-rundgrens-buck-wild-no-1-lowest-common-denominator-guitar-solo BUjx65fiQyq5hHGXiCGxZA Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:04:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Only Play One Guitar”: Nile Rodgers Riffs On His Famed Hitmaker ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/i-only-play-one-guitar-nile-rodgers-riffs-on-his-famed-hitmaker bSpjz4hTWiuSuRaf4rXbfB Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:18:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mick Ronson: the Rise and Fall of Glam-Rock’s Greatest Guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/mick-ronson-the-rise-and-fall-of-glam-rocks-greatest-guitarist nsfjYzt8Q7njiWatxTRUjP Tue, 17 May 2022 21:13:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Incredible Story of Mick Ronson’s 'Ziggy Stardust'-Era 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-incredible-story-of-mick-ronsons-ziggy-stardust-era-1968-gibson-les-paul-custom 7xYmSZKHCJd5zKhnh2WhaB Fri, 13 May 2022 13:43:18 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We Had to Make an Album in Two Weeks!” Legendary Engineer and Producer Ken Scott Recalls the Ascent of David Bowie ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/we-had-to-make-an-album-in-two-weeks-legendary-engineer-and-producer-ken-scott-recalls-the-ascent-of-david-bowie c7CRpNePNcYNNPVVcUexuk Fri, 13 May 2022 11:58:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch David Bowie Guitar Genius Mick Ronson Perform His Epic “The Width of a Circle” Solo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-david-bowie-guitar-genius-mick-ronson-perform-his-epic-the-width-of-a-circle-solo jpB2UXyymef3bSXEVonvhH Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:05:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Writing and Recording Acoustic Rock, Part 1 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/june22-learn Ytus9evRSU3gUXDmTa96TP Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:09:58 +0000 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:16:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Reverend Reeves Gabrels Dirtbike Royale Review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/reverend-reeves-gabrels-dirtbike-royale-review Rb5FvqEZLdvvUBsVcJGpRU Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:36:27 +0000 Tue, 17 May 2022 10:00:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He Conjures Up a Surreal Sonic Landscape”: Reeves Gabrels on Todd Rundgren and More ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/he-conjures-up-a-surreal-sonic-landscape-reeves-gabrels-on-todd-rundgren-and-more 9XQDTuXbV3QyU5Wb79vAmR Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:40:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Albums and Artists that Made 1971 Guitar’s Greatest Year ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-albums-and-artists-that-made-1971-guitars-greatest-year Eu894haVmXSdNqqVrHigSW Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:27:40 +0000 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:40:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Equipment Helps a Little Bit But More Often Than Not It’s In Your Own Personality”: Mick Ronson Talks Trademark Tone ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-equipment-helps-a-little-bit-but-more-often-than-not-its-in-your-own-personality-mick-ronson-talks-trademark-tone WeT9fBXskKHKorNKdHCj53 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:52:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When You Were Around David, the Process of Recording Wasn’t Weird Compared to the Rest of the Stuff Going On”: Earl Slick Talks David Bowie and John Lennon ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/when-you-were-around-david-the-process-of-recording-wasnt-weird-compared-to-the-rest-of-the-stuff-going-on-earl-slick-talks-david-bowie-and-john-lennon arDjwTJWxwZaRqkjbUX4g9 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 18:04:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ What Do David Bowie, Jack White and St. Vincent Have in Common? ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/what-do-david-bowie-jack-white-and-st-vincent-have-in-common QyobAhDTbnSyRPRFtnQEMH Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:47:13 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Played the Track With My Eyes Closed, and I Would See Him”: The Cure Guitarist Reeves Gabrels Talks Recording With and After David Bowie ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-played-the-track-with-my-eyes-closed-and-i-would-see-him-the-cure-guitarist-reeves-gabrels-talks-recording-with-and-after-david-bowie SvSYztErs6tt82Xvn785Tb Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:16:17 +0000 Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:35:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Robert Fripp’s “Celestial” Guitar Tracks from David Bowie’s “Heroes” Master Tape ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/hear-robert-fripps-celestial-guitar-tracks-from-david-bowies-heroes-master-tape asr4fsGrmgRSZiX5L8JGin Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:32:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stevie Ray Vaughan’s "Let's Dance" 1964 Fender Vibroverb is Up for Sale ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/stevie-ray-vaughans-lets-dance-1964-fender-vibroverb-is-up-for-sale nvLhko5BX6UhzQGkoFVxuA Wed, 02 Dec 2020 18:07:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five of Mick Ronson's Greatest Guitar Moments ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/five-of-mick-ronsons-greatest-guitar-moments YJkDy8AaNfEv2RuSLAKxr8 Tue, 26 May 2020 16:15:33 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2020 17:35:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ David Bowie: Nine Guitar Greats Who Shaped His Music ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/david-bowie-nine-guitar-greats-who-shaped-his-music RBZSaMZSEGZsBtQ5U6QHfD Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:18:52 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Guitarists of David Bowie: Carlos Alamar, Adrian Belew, Reeves Gabrels, Nile Rodgers and More Share Their Memories ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-guitarists-of-david-bowie-carlos-alamar-adrian-belew-reeves-gabrels-nile-rodgers-and-more-share-their-memories KRAN3tcUSdkTLTQ6EUSpPk Tue, 29 Mar 2016 11:39:48 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:44:19 +0000