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Vivian Campbell says his cancer has returned after treatment, but he’s not giving up: “There’s only been one time that I felt it was going to kill me”
By Elizabeth Swann Published
The Def Leppard guitarist says his donor transplant failed, but he’s continuing treatment and has no intention of slowing down

Buddy Guy just turned 90, but he still remembers the guitar lesson that changed everything
By Adam Levy Published
The future blues legend wanted to learn how Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker played. His high school music teacher had other ideas.

Ritchie Blackmore on why Deep Purple couldn’t survive with him and Ian Gillan onboard
By Phil Weller Published
The two Deep Purple legends once stopped speaking to each other. Here’s the story behind the reunion no one thought would ever happen

Ritchie Blackmore on the anxiety he couldn’t outrun
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The guitarist blamed his ruthlessness on insecurity — and said he owed a debt to Eric Clapton

The Beatles song George Harrison didn’t think was any good: “It might not be a song at all”
By Phil Weller Published
The track saw John Lennon experiment with an early fuzz pedal before George Martin rejected the sound as too distorted

Phoebe Bridgers forced to cancel Lost Weekend tour dates after requiring urgent surgery
By Martin Kielty Published
She spent her 32nd birthday in a hospital bed but aims to be back on the road in September after calling off a run of low-key U.K. shows

Simon McBride defends Ritchie Blackmore after Deep Purple jam
By Martin Kielty Published
McBride shared his pride over being icon’s rhythm guitarist on his historic “Smoke on the Water” jam with Blackmore

When George Harrison, Bob Dylan and a host of stars recorded in Dave Stewart’s kitchen
By Phil Weller Published
It was the perfect environment for the most casual of supergroups to find their sound
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