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Eddie Van Halen was "a pretty complex person" says his longtime friend and biographer
By Phil Weller published
Steven Rosen had a 26-year friendship with the guitarist, whose personality was split between the guitar and the rest of his life, he says

Joe Satriani reveals the moment he realized vintage guitars aren't what they're cracked up to be
By Phil Weller published
Instead of focusing on unearthing obscure vintage gems, he’s been putting Ibanez’s luthiers through their paces

Mark Knopfler on the guitar he is “never without” — and the rock legend who gave it to him
By Phil Weller published
He may have sold off 123 of his guitars last year, but this once “sweat-pitted” axe was too good to part with

Robert Smith explains the simple hack that makes the Cure songs so appealing to the ear
By Elizabeth Swann published
The Cure guitarist continues to inspire new players, as evidenced by his performance with Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury 2025

Joe Bonamassa on the playing advice he got from Leslie West 30 years ago — and how it's elevated his live performances
By Phil Weller published
It turns out the late guitarist gave similar advice to another blues-rocker who made it one of his essential tips for other players

Richie Sambora is recovering from a “gruesome” injury that required surgery to the former Bon Jovi guitarist's hand
By Elizabeth Swann published
Sambora, who turned 66 on July 11, celebrated his birthday by releasing a new song, "I Was Born to Rock"

George Thorogood on his Live Aid performances with Bo Diddley and Albert Collins, and the two actors who made his day
By Gary Graff published
Enlisted at the last minute, Thorogood and the Destroyers brought along two special guests and turned in one of the day's best guitar performances

For Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Bob Dylan, Live Aid was a case of bad vibes for a good cause
By Gary Graff published
We look back at a few of the big guitar moments from the global music event, held 40 years ago on July 13

Scott Gorham on Gary Moore's third and final run that left Thin Lizzy rudderless in the middle of a tour
By Phil Weller published
Gorham says he was "thrilled" by Moore's decision to join, but the honeymoon was brief. The divorce was abrupt — and final

“I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the one guitarist he thought was fun
By Phil Weller published
With news that a new King Crimson album is in the works, Fripp's past comments highlight the left-field ideas that make him an original
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