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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

“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

“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

Paul McCartney on the time he and John Lennon nearly accepted an offer for the Beatles to appear on Saturday Night Live
By Christopher Scapelliti published
How a $230 million bid to reunite the group led to a comically low bid that Lennon and McCartney nearly took

Little Feat’s Lowell George on how he lost 20 guitars in record time — and the unknown guitarist who made Jimi Hendrix stop playing and listen
By Dan Kening published
The slide guitar hero told us about the dangers of playing in Los Angeles, and why he always bought his Fender Strats unmodified, right off the wall

“I said, ‘What happened?’ He said he just got really nervous. Crazy, considering his future.” Allen Hinds on Jeff Buckley’s guitar genius, and his “stupid” question to Jaco Pastorius
By Jason Sidwell published
L.A. legato master Allen Hinds reflects on his Musicians Institute years with Buckley, Scott Henderson, Don Mock, Joe Diorio and other guitar greats
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