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Steve Morse of Deep Purple perform on November 22, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. )

“When I play a solo, the best score I can get is 75 precent.” Steve Morse on how to keep your cool when the going gets tough

By Andrew Daly published

Now 50 years into his career, the 70-year-old guitarist shares the lessons that have kept him growing in his art

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Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt and Kerry Livgren of Kansas performign at the Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, October 28, 1980.

Rich Williams recalls how his choice of guitar picks ruined a day’s worth of playing on the biggest hit Kansas ever had

By Gary Graff published

The problem was made worse by the fact that he'd quadruple-tracked his guitars

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guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple perform live on stage at Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on February 10, 2022

Steve Morse almost quit music, twice – Kansas, and then Lynyrd Skynyrd, brought him back

By Phil Weller published

Burnout and a cynical outlook on the music industry left the guitarist on the brink, but two key moments helped change his course

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Rich Williams of Kansas performs at Chastain Park Amphitheater on August 14, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.

“We Were Tired of Playing the Required Music You’d Play in a Bar”: Rich Williams Reveals His Top Five Quintessential Kansas Songs

By Gary Graff published

Dubbed “Mr. One-Take” by Steve Morse, the Kansas founding guitarist picks his greatest cuts from the group’s epic 50-year history

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