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“John McLaughlin scared the hell out of me.” Narada Michael Walden on his 1970s adventures with Mahavishnu, Robert Fripp and Carlos Santana
The drummer and producer for Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin recalls the intimidating moment he first jammed with the Mahavishnu Orchestra leader
Tony Bruno on how a chance gig led him to work with Joan Jett and become the musical director behind Rihanna’s rise
After nearly quitting music in the early ’90s, the former Danger Danger guitarist rebuilt his career for success
Nuno Bettencourt recalls the moment Eddie Van Halen stopped him from tapping on his own rig
When the Extreme guitarist finally met his hero in 1991, Eddie handed him his guitar — and proved he’d been reading his interviews
Teenage guitarist Grace Bowers pulls videos from YouTube due to “too many old-ass creeps”
Bowers says she’s done with the audience drawn to her blues playing and is shifting toward music for her own generation.
Billy Sheehan on Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Richie Kotzen and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
The Talas, Mr. Big and Winery Dogs bassist reflects on decades of playing alongside some of rock’s most formidable guitarists.
Donovan on his psychedelic breakthrough aided by heartbreak, LSD and Jimmy Page
The folk troubadour explains how a pair of London session pros and a white Telecaster helped create one of rock’s earliest psychedelic albums
“The problem was that Jim Gordon got Eric into heroin and things just bogged down.” Behind late Dave Mason’s work with Derek and the Dominos and Jimi Hendrix
Mason, who died on April 19, was present for some of rock’s big moments, including the formation of the Dominos and the making of Hendrix’s “All Along the Watchtower”
Todd Rundgren reflects on Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and the moment he nearly jammed with Hendrix
As he nears the 50th anniversary of ‘Faithful,’ his tribute to 1960s classic rock, the songwriter and producer recalls the guitar heroes who shaped him
