It’s not the shiny trophies but the regular payments that help musicians keep their lives on track, says Justus West. The post “Sadly, landlords don’t take clout”: Beyoncé guitarist reflects on “empty accolades” after Cowboy Carter’s Grammy win appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

“I remember sending a message saying, ‘Dude, I can't get that riff out of my brain!’” The post “People kept telling us, ‘Don’t f**king do it. They’ll crucify you.’”: The songwriting risk that launched Parkway Drive into metal’s mainstream appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

“He feels like he’s never had a chance to thank the fans; to say ‘thank you for this unbelievable life’,” says Ozzy’s wife Sharon. The post “This will do him good, to do this show. It really will” Tony Iommi thinks Black Sabbath reunion will be beneficial to Ozzy Osbourne’s health appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

“We’re going, ‘Boy, he’s a weird guy. He’s got one orange sneaker, one red sneaker. Just pigeon toed and all,” Simmons recalls. The post “Ace plugs in and starts playing while we’re talking to another guy, and I said, ‘Buddy, you better sit down before I knock you out’”: Gene Simmons recalls Ace Frehley’s Kiss audition appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

Featuring exclusive content of the musician discussing the inspiration behind specific songs and performances with the crew just before he took the stage. The post “I wanna do it as if it’s brand new”: An extended and never-before-seen version of Eric Clapton’s legendary MTV Unplugged performance is coming to Paramount+ next week appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

“There’s always gonna be a body of people out there buying it – wonderful – but the youth of America is not absorbing it and saying, ‘This is reflective of who we are.’” The post “The body of what we constitute as the standard rock act… is by and large, over”: Twisted Sister guitarist explains why he thinks rock music is dead appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

With upgraded hardware and aesthetics, could this new stepping stone between a Studio and a Standard give you all the modern Les Paul you could want? The post Gibson Les Paul Studio Session review – is this upgraded Studio worth the price tag? appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

“My parents would leave my brother and I at home to go to a Bible thing... The moment they would leave, those cassette tapes would go into the boombox and we would sing word for word.” The post “My dad smashed my Number Of The Beast tape: ‘I’m forbidding the Devil’s music in my house!’”: Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage recalls discovering heavy music in a strictly religious household appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

“The idea that you can turn it into the Disneyland Maiden, by using backing tracks, a few tricks… No!” Bruce Dickinson says. The post “If it’s not real, it’s not Maiden!”: Bruce Dickinson says Iron Maiden would rather stop playing than start use backing tracks live appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more

“What I don’t want is Comfortably Numb, but what I want is something that’s similarly heroic and epic. I want you to find a new way to speak in that vocabulary,” Wilson told guest guitarist Randy McStine. The post “I can shred a solo… but I bore myself”: Why Steven Wilson decided to “reinvent the classic rock solo” – but not play it himself appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar ..read more