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Nile Rodgers says David Bowie wrote his 1983 funk hit featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on a 12-string acoustic strung with only six strings
By Phil Weller published
Bowie had presented him with the crux of the song on a 12-string guitar with only six strings

On the anniversary of Marc Bolan’s death, we look back at his life in music and his greatest album: ‘The Slider’
By Mark McStea published
Producer Tony Visconti recalls the man and the musician who was not only behind the birth of glam rock but also celebrated as the godfather of punk

David Bowie said John Lennon revealed his three rules for songwriting to him
By Elizabeth Swann published
The two musicians met in New York City in 1974 and went on to build a friendship that led to their hit co-write, "Fame"

The show that ended David Bowie’s touring career — and the song that became his last hit
By Gary Graff published
Earl Slick recalls working with the artist in his final years on tracks highlighted in the new David Bowie box set, 'I Can’t Give Everything Away'

He’s played with Bowie and the Cure, but Reeves Gabrels says things don’t always go right, even for pros
By Joe Bosso published
"That’s what makes live shows so extraordinary," the guitarist says. "You’re always on the high wire”

It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist told us the history of his Strat, which he bought off the wall after his previous axe disappeared

David Bowie and the Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels on the joys of taking your tone into uncharted waters
By Joe Bosso published
Countless guitarists have gone on record badmouthing effects, citing them as – among other things – a crutch. For his part, alt-rock guitar legend Reeves Gabrels is having none of it

David Bowie: "I've only ever showed one person how to play Rebel Rebel properly. I was downstairs in a hotel and there was some guy playing guitar – dreadful metal stuff. He started playing Rebel Rebel. I went stomping upstairs, and it was John McEnroe”
By Joe Gore published
In this extensive 1997 GP interview, Bowie and guitarist Reeves Gabrels talk Parker Flys, seeing the guitar neck as a "landscape," taking riff inspiration from Jimmy Page, and that time Bowie showed a tennis legend how to play one of his most famous riffs...

“Nobody Cares About Your Amazing Technique but You”: These Brutally Honest Tips for Musicians From David Bowie and Iggy Pop Guitarist Kevin Armstrong Are Some of the Best We’ve Ever Heard
By Rod Brakes published
The “best least-known guitarist,” solo artist, producer and songwriter shows us his rig and offers some hard-earned wisdom

"We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’
By Mark McStea published
Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed one of the greatest blues-rock albums ever made
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