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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.
The last music Steve Cropper heard before he died was his own new album
The Stax guitar icon gave his blessing to ‘Watching the Tide’ hours before his passing, leaving behind one last statement from the soul-music pioneer.
“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’
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
“That's a form of abuse.” Sting says he won’t leave his $245 million fortune to his kids
The former Police frontman says trust funds can become “albatrosses” that undermine a child’s drive to work
“It would lift me up so I could work that night.” Eric Clapton says Jeff Beck pulled him out of a late-career slump
Clapton says he was struggling during a 2020s tour — until nightly YouTube clips of Beck’s performances changed his mindset
