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Ozzy Osbourne told Andrew Watt what every great rock song needs
By Phil Weller published
Ozzy was the first artist who trusted the guitarist ad producer to make a rock album, and he learned a valuable lesson along the way

Ana Popovic on how her custom Fender axe inspired the guitar-dance fusion on her new album, ‘Dance to the Rhythm’
By Gary Graff published
“I don’t think there’s a rule,” Popovic says of applying guitar to dance tracks. “It’s whatever the song needs, wherever you want to take it

“It sounds like 50 Marshall stacks!” Pete Townshend’s guitar secrets revealed by the Who’s substitute guitarist
By Joe Matera last updated
Steve Bolton said the Who guitarist taught him the power of using just one guitar for some of his most bombastic tracks

Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie”
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The songwriter recently took to the stage to sing the song with another artist for only the second time in 55 years

Alex Lifeson on the song he wrote for Rush drummer Neil Peart
By James Volpe Rotondi published
Written while Peart was dealing with cancer, the song became Lifeson’s moving tribute to the Rush icon

“Everything was normal.” Ozzy Osbourne was fine the day before his death says his close friend and producer Andrew Watt
By Elizabeth Swann last updated
Andrew Watt says he spoke with Ozzy daily since the two men began recording together more than six years ago

After quitting John Mayall and Cream, Eric Clapton thought his legendary band would last “a long time.” They fell apart after one album
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist knew he was the reason his previous groups had broken up. This time he planned to make it stick

Brian May on the Queen song that requires him to “keep my wits about me”
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
As the celebrated track turns 50, May says he has no desire to tour but is considering a residency for the band at the Las Vegas Sphere
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