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It’s been a big year for the New Yorker who started out in pop before moving to rock – and there’s more on the horizon

The guitarist recalls how U2 reinvented themselves as teenagers — and why, 50 years on, he believes their best songs and tours are ahead of them

In a 2017 interview with Guitar Aficionado, the country-rock six-string ace revealed how a sad and deeply personal twist of events brought a prized '59 Les Paul into his life

The guitarist says the 1984 deep cut exposed Mercury’s personal struggles and brought the two bandmates closer together

He says Lindsey Buckingham didn’t quit music after hearing Al Di Meola shred, but believes players need to distinguish between music and technique

“I thought I'd be burning glass and filaments for the rest of my life," says Bonamassa as he launches his new digital Fender Tone Master '59 Twin-Amp

Yngwie on the bizarre run of phone calls that cost him and his regret over turning down David Lee Roth

The band paid tribute to its singer, whose distinctive high-register vocals helped define albums including Pampered Menial and At the Sound of the Bell.

The newly released footage captures the Ride the Lightning instrumental during the opening night of the band’s Las Vegas residency. Lars Ulrich says seeing U2 perform at the Sphere convinced him Metallica had to play the venue.

The shock rock icon was getting high when the news broke, and says Lennon’s death made musicians fear they could be next