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“It was such great stuff.” Steve Vai says he’s heard Eddie Van Halen’s unreleased recordings
Vai recalls sitting in Eddie’s studio surrounded by unheard music — and explains why the guitarist believed Van Halen already was his solo career.
“‘Do you remember that guitar that went missing?’” Ronnie Wood says he took a bass guitar from a store to play with Jeff Beck
The Rolling Stones guitarist also revealed that he recorded a nine-minute guitar solo for the group’s new album in memory of Brian Wilson and Sly Stone
“We’re two random dudes.” The story behind Angine de Poitrine, the viral masked microtonal duo
The Quebec musicians explain the homemade guitar, polka-dot masks and basement jams behind their unlikely rise.
“I was like, ‘Ed, you better stop smoking.’” Valerie Bertinelli recalls the night she met Eddie Van Halen — and the “tragic, scary” years that followed
The actress says their whirlwind romance quickly collided with addiction, fame and the habits that ultimately damaged the guitarist’s health
“Obviously, I thought I wasn’t drinking enough.” Joe Walsh on his secret to a long career and a better life
After years of excess, the Eagles guitarist explains how asking for help helped him stay alive — and keep making music.
Paul McCartney says the Beatles are haunting his new album
The former Beatles star says memories of John Lennon and George Harrison helped shape ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’
Adrian Smith on Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris’s stage battles in Iron Maiden
The guitarist says the rivalry erupted shortly after Dickinson joined the band — and is captured in the new documentary Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition.
Win tickets to see Eric Johnson in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents
The Texaphonic 2026 tour touches down at the Guild Theatre on the San Francisco Peninsula, Sunday, May 10
