<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:28:14 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I spent my life trying to impress him.” Gregg Allman’s heartbreaking admission about his brother Duane reveals the complicated brotherhood behind the legendary Allman Brothers Band ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/gregg-allmans-heartbreaking-admission-about-his-brother-duane rbCprbs6bgTxSET6CvFrLB Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:28:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m not letting anyone push me around anymore. You’re either in it with me or not.” Grace Bowers returns to YouTube with a powerful statement of defiance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/grace-bowers-return-to-youtube nQeb32zemX9Ltr56SfHFub Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:30:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was trying to do a solo and he came in like, ‘It’s all BS!’” Samantha Fish says Luther Dickinson gave her the single best advice about guitar solos — and it’s the reason people cheer for them ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/samantha-fish-on-the-best-piece-of-advice-she-ever-got 7UPF5srtggPGKieWzNcCTZ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:48:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have to confess to a certain sort of jealousy.” David Gilmour reveals the guitarist whose career he envies most ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/david-gilmour-envies-eric-clapton-s-career kHSBoqzmRhMfaHHGTXdqMC Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:10:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s why he sounded like that — and that’s why we couldn’t crack the code!” Joe Walsh on Jimi Hendrix and the simple reason his sound and style were a mystery to his guitar-playing contemporaries ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-walsh-s-backstage-jam-with-jimi-hendrix 8foALfTfmEFXMxdHH3isYe Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:24:29 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He threw an ashtray against the wall and said, ‘That’s the drum solo, man!’” Gary Lucas on Captain Beefheart’s paranoia, Lou Reed’s hypocrisy, Jeff Buckley’s genius and Bruce Springsteen’s generosity ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-threw-an-ashtray-against-the-wall-and-said-thats-the-drum-solo-man-gary-lucas-on-captain-beefhearts-paranoia-lou-reeds-hypocrisy-jeff-buckleys-genius-and-bruce-springsteens-generosity 7zKG75RvEcHh34LaiMR2PA Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:57:50 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was dealing cards at illegal blackjack games to make money.” How a guitar-playing bodybuilder with no musical experience helped Alice Cooper resurrect his career in the shred-metal '80s ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-kane-roberts-helped-alice-cooper-resurrect-his-career-in-the-shred-metal-80s kQDSJDDwMnEPJzoMsnGWs Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:35:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I won’t name any names... but I think those people missed my point.” Eddie Van Halen had a blunt critique of his imitators ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-wont-name-any-names-but-i-think-those-people-missed-my-point-eddie-van-halen-had-a-blunt-critique-of-his-imitators aXQFTyseqP7t6vMKDE3cRn Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:15:10 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had to kick him off the tour. He forced my hand.” Marcus King tried to help Brent Hinds after he left Mastodon. It all fell apart on tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-marcus-king-band-tour-with-brent-hinds R7ZW4GGMvekJNuooy6H36F Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:51:02 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If he was that tuned into me and missed that point, then he missed the whole point.” Eric Clapton on the one thing Eddie Van Halen didn’t understand about playing the blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/if-he-was-that-tuned-into-me-and-missed-that-point-then-he-missed-the-whole-point-eric-clapton-on-the-one-thing-eddie-van-halen-didnt-understand-about-playing-the-blues 6C3LmxrFE7URkZQzZRjrZF Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:08:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Oh my god — I ruined my guitar!” Brian Setzer on the night a stunt went wrong and destroyed the rockabilly star’s beloved ’59 Gretsch ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-night-brian-setzer-destroyed-his-gretsch-6120 GQ4rAZQFrjjp8px5jgc7m5 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:26:38 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For a minute he thought, ‘They just both died tonight.’” Gregg Allman nearly died the same night Duane was killed, a new documentary reveals ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/for-a-minute-he-thought-they-just-both-died-tonight-gregg-allman-nearly-died-the-same-night-duane-was-killed-a-new-documentary-reveals cFj9m3fjr4w362ieSSrssJ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:09:15 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every guitar that had been in Jamaica had to be pulled apart and rebuilt because of what the humidity there did to the electronics.” Pedal legend Roger Mayer reveals how he perfected Bob Marley's guitar tone for 'Exodus,' his global breakthrough ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/roger-mayer-reveals-how-he-perfected-bob-marleys-guitar-tone-for-exodus sHB8z85xpkw2tS9zANNXKm Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:12:27 +0000 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:20:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had no idea what the phrase meant.” John Fogerty shares the origins of “Proud Mary” at the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-had-no-idea-what-the-phrase-meant-john-fogerty-shares-the-origins-of-proud-mary-at-the-songwriters-hall-of-fame-awards 7WggXYXug3jAYn9GYYPmS8 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:05:06 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:11:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I realized, ‘You're a one-hit wonder. You've only got five minutes to do the next step or it'll be over for you.’” John Fogerty on the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit he wrote in 20 minutes to save his career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-fogerty-creedence-clearwater-revival-s-fortunate-son 7QeTVvdFZNQkJkWWDaCB86 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:45:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I first heard Van Halen’s version of ‘You Really Got Me,’ I laughed. It really misses the point of the whole meaning of the song.” Dave Davies on Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and the Kinks’ power revolution ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-really-misses-the-point-of-the-whole-meaning-of-the-song-dave-davies-on-eddie-van-halen-jimmy-page-and-the-kinks-power-revolution uCsh6phSn2SSPMSpRXUVYK Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:47:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “By that time, I’d been doing it for four years.” The overlooked indie-rock pioneer who played guitar with a violin bow long before Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/by-that-time-id-been-doing-it-for-four-years-the-overlooked-indie-rock-pioneer-who-played-guitar-with-a-violin-bow-long-before-jimmy-page gvm4dEfUDGpsFfNVGAsEr9 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:12:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s like a fossil in a tar pit.” Brad Paisley reveals the unbelievable discovery hiding inside his 1968 Fender Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brad-paisleys-la-brea-origin-story Z793XmLkqvXrfnGmsaUWG4 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:56:15 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember opening the case for the first time. I almost started crying.” The reason Alex Lifeson chose Gibson over PRS ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-remember-opening-the-case-for-the-first-time-i-almost-started-crying-the-reason-alex-lifeson-chose-gibson-over-prs 89JeSwvvaTvD46oasmwzpF Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:25:27 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He finally stumbles out to the microphone, and he just starts crying.” Tommy Lee recalls Mötley Crüe and Ozzy's notorious 1984 tour, which ended with the singer's onstage breakdown ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tommy-lee-on-the-motley-crue-ozzy-tour-that-broke-ozzy-osbourne cZrKGax3VnWBat6C8EouSJ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think it sounds lousy. I had to finish the whole record myself, because otherwise there were just these drunks and junkies.” Mick Jagger says he isn’t a fan of the Rolling Stones’ most celebrated album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/mick-jagger-and-keith-richards-on-exile-on-main-street wqYid9CfJ9sNcrELCkyW6i Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:06:33 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He just made me feel like I couldn’t play.” Brian May thought he'd seen it all — until two guitar heroes proved him wrong ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brian-may-on-eric-clapton-and-jimi-hendrix SRYmtWkjvaKhauuik6zzKo Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:35:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I go for the solo, and 65,000 people sang that solo back to me.” Simon McBride explains why some Deep Purple guitar parts are untouchable ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/simon-mcbride-on-having-freedom-on-deep-purple uEpiw87VbWapGjzTnSXoQo Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:05:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was cutting stems on flowers, and the knife flipped.” Phoebe Bridgers reveals how a gruesome gardening accident made her a more inventive guitar player ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/phoebe-bridgers-gardening-accident vpeDsHSoqGmpBKXY6BGr24 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:34:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We had two kinds of blues: one that was forbidden, and one that wasn’t.” James “Blood” Ulmer, guitarist who redefined blues through free jazz and harmolodic theory, dies at 86 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/down-south-we-had-two-kinds-of-blues-one-that-was-forbidden-and-one-that-wasnt-james-blood-ulmer-guitarist-who-redefined-blues-through-free-jazz-and-harmolodic-theory-dies-at-86 ppwcnoYZxUCBMqhqLpkCrK Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:43:52 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t have any gear with me.” How Bo Ramsey wound up on Lucinda Williams’ masterpiece ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-didnt-have-any-gear-with-me-how-bo-ramsey-wound-up-on-lucinda-williams-masterpiece JYhRt5nFmKfpejrmAZBtH Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:52:13 +0000 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the most misunderstood song I ever wrote. But some people said, ‘God! The audacity!’” Tom Petty on the song that defined him as a new kind of guitar-slinging American rocker ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tom-petty-on-the-most-misunderstood-song-i-ever-wrote jQbLJpuuPQYY6e6AiL4SN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:12:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:12:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob would come back the next day: ‘I think I bettered the lyrics. Let me try another third verse.’” Inside Bob Dylan’s secret weapon for recording a pair of masterpiece albums ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/bob-would-come-back-the-next-day-i-think-i-bettered-the-lyrics-let-me-try-another-third-verse-inside-bob-dylans-secret-weapon-for-recording-a-pair-of-masterpiece-albums aV9YHwEFqa8NeQjSWq2QzC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:04:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I gave him 1,600 bucks and my guitar. It was all the money I had in the world.” Vince Gill on the guitar that launched his career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/vince-gill-on-the-guitar-that-launched-his-career GnHbveC3nhMhwXDQCEU6pc Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:26:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was his simplest stuff.” Sammy Hagar says fans are wrong about Eddie Van Halen’s best work ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-was-his-simplest-stuff-sammy-hagar-says-fans-are-wrong-about-eddie-van-halens-best-work TUKYrJJrjWKHjZyKqbvjB6 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:52:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me.” Mark Knopfler tells why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/mark-knopfler-ditched-his-pick-in-favor-of-fingerpicking zS6tTTYNW9T8HTWQqHbE5X Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:44:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can gauge his reaction.” Paul McCartney says he still talks to John Lennon while writing songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/paul-mccartney-on-the-conversations-he-still-has-with-john-lennon 4P2WfnT2XAQmmXG6oY3MSL Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:13:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘I don’t know, Dad. They think I’m weird.” Lzzy Hale reveals how Alice Cooper helped her find herself ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/lzzy-hale-on-finding-herself-through-alice-cooper cGbqR9Azge8ddKi3YydVyi Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:36:08 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:41:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think I want you to play with the Who now.” Peter Frampton on Pete Townshend’s career-saving invitation — and the silence that followed ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-think-i-want-you-to-play-with-the-who-now-peter-frampton-on-pete-townshends-career-saving-invitation-and-the-silence-that-followed dFUqZJpGxtyhVxduySagvg Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:18:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You should be doing rap like Limp Bizkit.” Zakk Wylde recalls the career advice that backfired ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/you-should-be-doing-rap-like-limp-bizkit-zakk-wylde-recalls-the-career-advice-that-backfired R7TCHa8FwVRXXb9J2Bd9VB Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:27:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing. He ruined rock guitar.” Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid takes aim at Van Halen’s influence ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-jesus-and-the-mary-chain-eddie-van-halen-comments JNAH2m5oHEhxwDtsCoNoR5 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:39:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If Jesus Christ walked into a room, everyone would pull out their phone.” Chrissie Hynde rips fans who film concerts ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/chrissie-hynde-on-fans-filming-concerts 7MwSXFqckbbgtRyWE8n7wn Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:37:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have the dubious distinction.” Steve Farris sang “Honky Tonk Women” with Kiss — and was fired almost immediately ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-farris-sang-honky-tonk-women-with-kiss-and-was-fired bpa6Sk2inpgUjBeGDu9Tge Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would dress up as cool as I could and try to learn his stuff.” How a tossed-out Jimi Hendrix album inspired Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar journey ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/stevie-ray-vaughan-on-playing-jimi-hendrix hjh6WSFLJD72MGLBd5379K Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:29:30 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:06:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve got a table full of junk. John says, ‘What’s all this then?’” How John Lennon created one of the Beatles’ strangest sounds in just five minutes ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/eddie-kramer-on-recording-with-the-beatles zCM9K9qiqfecU8CXfVNZRj Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:47:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m always trying to increase the size of my paintbox.” Daniel Lanois turns studio accidents into songs on his new album, ‘Belladonna Nocturne’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/daniel-lanois-turns-studio-accidents-into-songs-on-his-new-album-belladonna-nocturne 7ZyFrugKewnMN8xyB8LPpe Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:55:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, That's my guitar! He told me, 'I bought it off some guy on the street for 350 bucks.'” How Lita Ford rediscovered her stolen B.C. Rich Mockingbird — and then let it go again ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/-how-lita-ford-rediscovered-her-stolen-b-c-rich-mockingbird-and-then-let-it-go-again r5jK4a7My6jCs8K6CMPiTg Sun, 31 May 2026 16:02:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob said, ‘What’s that?’ I told him, ‘That’s one of your songs, man.’” Roger McGuinn says Bob Dylan didn't recognize his own song when the Byrds performed it for him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/roger-mcguinn-on-bob-dylan-and-mr-tambourine-man KehEQ7a8VMyDAy96gZnRSC Sun, 31 May 2026 11:02:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nothing was planned. It was all a first take.” The “accidental” 1976 smash hit created by a virtuoso rock group and the most recorded guitarist in history ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/louie-shelton-on-boz-scaggs-lowdown-and-john-lennon-s-rock-and-roll-album b7dKZHrRgDTpLND2tSMfo7 Fri, 29 May 2026 20:22:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I looked down and saw the second finger of my left hand dangling by a thread.” Dr. John on the fight that nearly killed his guitar-playing dreams — and set him on a new path to music immortality ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/idr-john-on-the-fight-that-nearly-killed-his-guitar-playing-dreams D8qeNi3ZuJxUoD2bdVhbqN Fri, 29 May 2026 15:53:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We haven’t got a single.” Paul McCartney recalls how the Beatles gave the Rolling Stones their first hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/when-the-beatles-gave-the-rolling-stones-their-first-hit Fw2GUALNAbtSnsGNx2oT5a Thu, 28 May 2026 16:07:05 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 16:08:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were gonna be the American Led Zeppelin — and he couldn’t take it.” Sammy Hagar on the torment that kept Ronnie Montrose from the ultimate success ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/we-were-gonna-be-the-american-led-zeppelin-and-he-couldnt-take-it-sammy-hagar-on-the-torment-that-kept-ronnie-montrose-from-the-ultimate-success SVyyFbNMpmUgsX73bVvQbA Thu, 28 May 2026 13:37:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ "She has the guts to sit in that seat." Geddy Lee defends Rush's choice of Anika Nilles ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/geddy-lee-talks-rush-with-anika-nilles-and-neil-peart bGzJzciHzLbWYX4prYaE3j Wed, 27 May 2026 11:50:05 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 15:26:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’ve got bad energy. I want you out of my studio.” Linda Perry says she threw Billy Corgan out of a Courtney Love session ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/linda-perry-says-she-threw-billy-corgan-out-of-a-courtney-love-session kvq7iaufMU9LEGhwWgNJMA Wed, 27 May 2026 11:14:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The man shaving my balls didn’t tell me.” Robert Fripp says he’s still baffled by his bizarre hospital mystery ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/robert-fripps-healt-after-his-heart-attack rg2U4aBFhck8sLCLLwuWZY Tue, 26 May 2026 18:23:23 +0000