Music

Kirk Hammett

“People say a lot of things have changed about me since I got that guitar”: Kirk Hammett on how acquiring Greeny has transformed him as a player

Adrian Smith

“I was really in pain, but I pulled it off”: Adrian Smith recalls the iconic Iron Maiden solo he recorded “extremely hungover”

Alex Lifeson performing live

“For a little while I thought it’d be good to get back out on tour. And then I thought… ‘Nah, not really’”: Alex Lifeson says he’s “not interested” in touring with Rush

Lita Ford of the Runaways performing onstage

“The fact that they thought about a female in their band, I thought was pretty cool”: Lita Ford explains how she almost became Led Zeppelin’s bassist

Steve Harley performing onstage

Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel dies at 73

Chris Buck

Chris Buck has been sent “hate mail” for appearing in Total Guitar’s Greatest Blues Guitarists list

[L-R] Slash and Brian Johnson

“Turns out he’s a huge f**kin’ Howlin’ Wolf protégé”: Slash on how he tapped Brian Johnson for his upcoming blues album

Seal performing live

“I get it’s a parody but it’s not a very good one”: Seal calls out harpist Emily Hopkins over guitar pedal video

Jeff Beck performing live

“What he did with it just brings you to tears”: Listen to Jeff Beck’s “spellbinding” final recording

Queen's Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing on stage

“Freddie, when we were mixing it, had his hand on the guitar fader”: Brian May on the Queen frontman’s vision for We Are The Champions

Jon Bon Jovi of the band Bon Jovi

“This is turn-up-the-volume, feelgood Bon Jovi”: Bon Jovi tease new album Forever – listen to triumphant lead single Legendary now

Gilby Clarke playing guitar under purple lighting. He's wearing shades and has his mouth open as if singing.

“Slash called and said, ‘You got the gig. We leave next week. Learn the whole catalog’”: Gilby Clarke on how he joined Guns N’ Roses in the ’90s

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