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John Lydon on the Sex Pistols’ obsession with ABBA
Punk mocked pop’s excesses, but Sid Vicious adored ABBA — and wasn’t afraid to show it.
Bernie Leadon dissects the Eagles’ biggest album of all time
“It’s really simple, and simple’s good,” the group’s co-founder says, “if you want to reach people and make it memorable”
Al Jardine on the Beach Boys’ “lost album” and Brian Wilson’s strangest comeback
As ‘We Gotta Groove’ highlights a polarizing, two-year period in the group‘s history, the long-running guitarist reflects on a band in transition
Johnny Cash on the true story behind his infamous signature song
The celebrated country icon spoke with us as he enjoyed a long-awaited — and much-deserved — career revival
Win tickets to see Warren Haynes perform on his “Winter of Warren” solo tour at Guitar Player Presents
The Gov’t Mule leader and Allman Brothers Band veteran makes a rare solo jaunt out west when he comes to Santa Cruz on February 15
Alice Cooper on his teen-rebellion anthem that won Bob Dylan’s stamp of approval
The song came at a turning point in Cooper’s profile, with icons like John Lennon praising his music
Jorma Kaukonen on how he forged the sound of psychedelic rock on Jefferson Airplane’s groundbreaking hit
Kaukonen was still making the transition from acoustic to electric guitar when he improvised his transformational solo
George Harrison on the time Eric Clapton asked for a little help from his friend
The two guitarists were growing closer as friends and musicians when they leaned on the other for assistance
