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<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Artists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists Mon, 11 May 2026 12:27:17 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “It got nicked out of the back of the car in Liverpool. I’ve never had a Strat like that since”: Glenn Tilbrook is still mourning the stolen ’59 Fender he bought from folk-rock royalty ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/glenn-tilbrook-stolen-59-fender-stratocaster 9ZLuvmQcZ4jFxiSkJHiumY Mon, 11 May 2026 12:27:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton ends gig early after being hit by object thrown from crowd ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/eric-clapton-cuts-show-short rEbB9pTFZKnXQaHQygd3DG Mon, 11 May 2026 10:37:54 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 10:38:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It all went a bit sour and nasty. Eldritch likes a battle – he thrives on confrontation. Mind you, he told me I was the best guitarist he’d ever worked with”: The difficult birth of The Sisters of Mercy’s trailblazing goth classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-making-of-the-sisters-of-mercy-first-and-last-and-always KhJ8q24uss4cq85GnQYjgc Mon, 11 May 2026 09:45:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got it from the Guitar Center behind the steakhouse that I worked at”: Julien Baker reveals the guitar that she got with an early paycheck, which ended up shaping her breakthrough record ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/julien-baker-reveals-the-guitar-that-she-got-with-an-early-paycheck 7gSc3U8N9gyTEoLGhmN6BL Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I always wanted to be thought of as a guitarist. But you have a hit and you know what happens...” A rare look inside Prince's world – record label battles, 3am sessions and wildfire guitar genius ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/prince-the-undertaker-1994 , is at war with his label, and is readying a smoldering, guitar-heavy blues/funk trio album. GW was given rare access to his inner sanctum – his band, his studio, and even the elusive man himself ]]> TcPnfqoexeoReTMHy3DKJo Sun, 10 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jaco said, ‘If you ever need a sub please call me! I’d kill to play for you guys”: When Chicago’s Peter Cetera met Jaco Pastorius ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/when-peter-cetera-met-jaco-pastorius D9hs7QU37B6bPhhDNCgAMV Sun, 10 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was driving me nuts, bringing 15 guitars on the road. So I started looking at some guitar modeling…”: How Jeff “Skunk” Baxter took his session guitar experience and inspired a radical digital guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jeff-skunk-baxter-roland-g-5-digital-guitar EbLnJr9xf3EqTn467xkQQm Sat, 09 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I see bass players trying to play our stuff using all downstrokes, and I think, ‘You're going to ruin your arm’”: How Mike Dirnt honed his signature bass tone for Green Day’s Revolution Radio – and why it all starts with the wrist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/mike-dirnt-green-day-revolution-radio RGH5QmKxUWx25ooRgDi25R Sat, 09 May 2026 05:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I don’t accept what I have, I’m going to be mad for the rest of my life”: Peter Frampton on how his health diagnosis spurred him to keep playing guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-peter-framptons-health-diagnosis-spurred-him-to-keep-playing-guitar Emdq8skfm8yzRA9yVGrw7 Fri, 08 May 2026 19:36:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When the house burned down, I started watching people's hands on YouTube and learned how to play songs to kill time – I didn't have much else to do”: Jackson Dean on playing in Nashville alongside some of the best ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jackson-dean-magnolia-sage NPUxtqjcW3MQyGvXUvnSLE Fri, 08 May 2026 17:45:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He's one of the best musicians in the world. He's the only guy who could have filled that space”: Don Henley explains why Vince Gill is such a valuable asset to the Eagles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/don-henley-on-vince-gill-being-a-valuable-asset-to-the-eagles SgJuz8EQRexp4c97zwASr Fri, 08 May 2026 15:33:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I didn’t get some kind of help, I was going to die. So I said, ‘You guys, can I have a minute? Please give me a minute.’ And they said, ‘No’”: Jason Newsted explains how addiction struggles led to his Metallica departure ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/jason-newsted-on-his-addiciton-struggles-and-metallica-exit cxe8cmSqAtLn8adMW9zbUW Fri, 08 May 2026 15:01:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t want to make a record without that guitar”: How Dave Grohl found the “lucky guitar” that appears on every Foo Fighters album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dave-grohls-lucky-guitar WJXebf5Vc6tadXDFB4qjYU Fri, 08 May 2026 11:26:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I carry it in a sleeping bag – it looks like a dead body”: Angine de Poitrine’s strange choice of gig bag causes problems at airports ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/angine-de-poitrine-gig-bag-airport-problems 8S3EyeqJfQfPpNVS8oopDL Fri, 08 May 2026 10:56:23 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 10:58:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I start with the melody, and then I start sketching what the chord structure would be underneath. That’s where the interesting things in Tortoise happen”: The long-awaited return of the post-rock trailblazers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tortoise-touch 8jBDbV2AYpQvbYXzkSUNxS Fri, 08 May 2026 09:17:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it”: Posthumous Steve Cropper album announced, featuring some of electric guitar’s biggest names ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-cropper-posthumous-album-announced Fqivz9QgcXLFFrH8bctQ3o Thu, 07 May 2026 15:52:48 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 15:59:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We lost Rob in a car crash there in 1996, when he was driving back to the studio. After that, we didn’t go back. Not for a long time”: Mark Collins on triumph, tragedy, and the long-awaited return of the Charlatans ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-collins-the-charlatans-we-are-love BL4sAiyMMS8swqwgvd6Fre Thu, 07 May 2026 15:42:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He got the same sound. It’s the way he played – it wasn’t his gear”: What happened when Brian May recorded with Black Sabbath – and played through Tony Iommi’s rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-brian-may-recorded-with-black-sabbath-and-played-through-tony-iommis-rig UyevWGRQ89M89hj8L8AN85 Thu, 07 May 2026 15:03:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played the songs for him, and he said, ‘No… I don’t think we can use any of that.’ I was like, ‘Right. Cheers’”: Damon Albarn rejected an entire album of Blur songs – and accidentally kickstarted guitarist Graham Coxon’s solo career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/blur-graham-coxon-on-how-damon-albarn-rejecting-his-songs-started-his-solo-career 2LZ3v6dvbP4WJjzSxRWjpC Thu, 07 May 2026 14:35:05 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 08:53:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I did 40 tours with it, and never had a problem. It’s my favorite guitar on the planet”: The underrated metal guitar that Nervosa’s Prika Amaral swears by ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/prika-amaral-underrated-metal-guitar cmYVwY7D2w46NhV39dtQEk Thu, 07 May 2026 09:56:19 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:11:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was a teenager, so it was just fun. Pretty soon I was getting millions of views – it was crazy”: Laura Cox was a teen guitar sensation. Now she’s throwing the blues-rock rulebook out the window – and finding herself in the process ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/laura-cox-trouble-coming-blues-rock-unorthodoxy BZHHxNj7szy4nAJ2FVKY2B Thu, 07 May 2026 09:37:35 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 09:39:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In the middle there's this mesh we call ‘the ancient form of weaving.’ Sometimes we cross accidentally!” Ronnie Wood explains his guitar dynamic with Keith Richards at launch for surprise new Rolling Stones album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ronnie-wood-explains-his-guitar-dynamic-with-keith-richards apKDdHNVDmNDJ4PNpCCGt9 Wed, 06 May 2026 22:38:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This city didn't just embrace the Telecaster, it helped define it”: Fender’s Telecaster 75th anniversary show might be the greatest assemblage of Tele talent ever ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/fender-tele-town-nashville-concert M2CiYVA5kuaVF27bsYvQ3Y Wed, 06 May 2026 19:24:30 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 15:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was like, ‘God, what do I do? If I sit behind the drums, it makes me sad. If I listen to music, it makes me sad’”: Dave Grohl on life in the aftermath of Kurt Cobain's death – and how his switch to guitar and songwriting marked a new chapter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-dave-grohl-transitioned-from-drums-to-guitar-after-nirvana gsBgTBzCZpKffg5KTZubLP Wed, 06 May 2026 14:21:20 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 14:51:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A momentous union of two storied and unstoppable forces”: DragonForce announce Alissa White-Gluz as their new vocalist in shock move ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/drragonforce-announce-alissa-white-gluz-as-new-vocalist a8JmfWW35nhacSM4duvL2o Wed, 06 May 2026 14:09:52 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 16:08:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t want to hear someone improvise and stretch out and be completely extemporaneous”: St. Vincent has named her pick for the best guitar solo of all time – and says it should always be played note-for-note ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/st-vincent-steely-dan-best-solo vip7R7XagAiB6yuGFoa7HH Wed, 06 May 2026 12:40:00 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 14:51:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This never stops taking my breath away”: Joe Walsh becomes the latest guitarist to take a Yamaha Revstar to the stage as the Eagles hit New Orleans ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-walsh-plays-yamaha-revstar-at-new-orleans-jazz-and-heritage-festival-2026 pVzPcu9LWJm5Mgs5tkAaFo Wed, 06 May 2026 11:24:08 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:24:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What started as a joke turned into a track that Steve knew had magic in it”: Eric Clapton recorded a song with Steve Cropper before the session legend’s passing – and it will be part of his final body of work ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-cropper-eric-clapton-ticket-first-announced aRtDDADVrMHhuZZQMw3WX3 Wed, 06 May 2026 10:54:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were high with it, and after just a few takes, we had one of our best ever songs – something that felt like pop music and beyond”: The making of the Smiths’ 1986 classic The Queen Is Dead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-smiths-the-queen-is-dead SMx52QJ8smjMpbi42jGS6e Wed, 06 May 2026 09:52:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I like classical, gospel, Bruno Mars, the Killers and the Weeknd. And I always go back to David Gilmour! If it doesn’t suck, I probably listen to it”: Why P-Funk legend Michael Hampton is keeping an open mind in search of his solo sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/michael-hampton-into-the-public-domain rCPioxRgnxXxZyaCoMqkoj Wed, 06 May 2026 09:08:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I couldn’t believe it. When I was 15, I would skip school, take the bus into the city, and see the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore East”: Al Di Meola becomes the latest guitarist to play Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” on stage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/al-di-meola-plays-jerry-garcia-tiger-guitar-on-stage xysQtJGgMJ4KmQrpeYM8EJ Tue, 05 May 2026 18:48:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The guitar players barely holding onto control as they go into the corners at top speed are my favorite players”: How the Dirty Nil’s sound runs on vintage Marshall power and a healthy serving of the Rat pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-dirty-nil-luke-bentham-the-lash sKbJLtmnkyuUkauz77f4sL Tue, 05 May 2026 17:37:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A solo that felt more like a moving cry of the soul than a musical spotlight”: Rolling Stone has revealed its Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time – and its number one pick corrects a previous injustice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rolling-stone-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time KUDb9AFMVNuFwM43frYC8c Tue, 05 May 2026 15:57:43 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:20:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was a kid with very little experience and a huge amount to prove. Critics had written us off before it came out – no-one took me seriously”: The making of Suede’s 1996 Britpop classic Coming Up ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/richard-oakes-suede-coming-up 3FemGHeUcrQ55ixXBhVRbe Tue, 05 May 2026 11:28:15 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 09:21:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The idea of singing freaks me out. I hate speaking on the microphone. For my whole life the guitar has been how I express myself”: How fast-rising blues ace Laura Chavez found her voice on guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/laura-chavez-my-voice Tqfnfpa6vouSGVRHaBbnyD Tue, 05 May 2026 11:07:57 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:11:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turnstile co-founder and former guitarist Brady Ebert faces potential life sentence after indictment on attempted first-degree murder ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/former-turnstile-guitarist-faces-potential-life-sentence fqZpz6q38npK85ghS3CGTg Mon, 04 May 2026 22:15:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t like playing music because my band were successful, or I’d get noticed as a guitar player. I just played because I missed my dad”: How Sean Lennon's legendary father inspired him to pick up the guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-john-lennon-inspired-sean-lennon-to-play-guitar bGEo6rgWFKwqXbueT9rkiS Mon, 04 May 2026 15:55:54 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 12:10:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “David Coverdale wanted my solos to be a certain way. He had to kind of approve my solos”: Reb Beach on why crafting guitar solos with Whitesnake was more challenging than Winger ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/reb-beach-crafting-guitar-solos-for-whitesnake-and-winger 88pS3FNVjXSndNKWdaHhAQ Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I was in high school, nobody played these guitars. They were completely derided”: Why Nels Cline fell in love with Jazzmasters ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-nels-cline-loves-fender-jazzmasters Zkc8Wc5cwAMU3yjjwrUm4F Mon, 04 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 12:09:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy didn’t know I had been a student of Randy’s. He stood right in front of me while I played and afterward told me that my style reminded him of Randy”: How Joe Holmes got the coveted Ozzy Osbourne gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-holmes-on-how-he-got-the-ozzy-osbourne-gig N7PUtd7MUamCpxEAGF4z4T Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The songs are different every night because he never sings them the same way. I don’t know anyone who knows as many songs as Bob Dylan”: 38 bassists appeared on Bob Dylan albums before Tony Garnier came onboard. In the 37 years since, no others have ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/tony-garnier-bob-dylan eGgWrwveExFRKYQzTDQ8mD Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I always wanted to have hit singles. I thought the hit single was the highest manifestation of rock as an art form”: Marshall Crenshaw on his Karen Carpenter tribute, why collecting is “infantile” and how he was made in Detroit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marshall-crenshaw-from-the-hellhole bDQR7ygzYW6ZR2ve6Sc2ja Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “As soon as Isaw the Blade Runner, I said, ‘That’s mine. Igotta have that.’ It’s the ultimate pointy guitar”: Joe Perry tells all about that “too cool” electric you saw on MTV when Walk This Way came on ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-his-x100-guild-blade-runner itJWTPhBnrDRUXahhwKNU6 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Yngwie was replaced for becoming difficult. We auditioned Steve Vai in secret”: Gary Shea’s never-say-never approach to Alcatrazz, New England… and maybe even Vinnie Vincent ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gary-shea-alcatrazz-interview epQAiBGH8rArc4n5RceGTE Mon, 04 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My boss said, ‘Paul Simon’s in town, and they’re looking for you in the studio. Here’s the money. Take the bus’”: When Bakithi Kumalo got the call to audition for Paul Simon’s 1986 multi-platinum album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/when-bakithi-kumalo-got-the-call-to-audition-for-paul-simon buYNBaij7zBEfPt3QgLA3F Sun, 03 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Those parts aren’t as easy as you’d think. With his downstrokes, they’re mechanical, right, fast and have one Fender sound”: Josh Hager on the deceptive genius of the late Devo guitarist Bob Casale ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/devo-josh-hager-on-bob-casale wBTNHQ9QQGy3Z8yobYxCz3 Sun, 03 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I do the old metal trick where there’s some semblance of a Tube Screamer on all the time”: What’s cookin’ on the Skillet pedalboards? Korey Cooper and Seth Morrison reveal all ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/skillet-pedalboards RkbVkzQS2oKDxSxZ2oYaJ5 Sat, 02 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They were trying to figure out who to get to sing the high harmony stuff for Gene Simmons’ band. They said, ‘What about the guy who opened for us?’”Jason Walker on touring with the Kiss star – who’s a fellow Beatles freak ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jason-walker-gene-simmons-band jvyg5FNinwWeTPgeXPex57 Sat, 02 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s like, ‘Where did you find that? Our storage unit’s been broken into. Everything’s been cleared out’” Korn bassist Ra Díaz recovers 15 bass guitars that were stolen from him – thanks to community effort ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/korn-bassist-ra-diaz-recovers-stolen-bass-guitars 7VZrUwSE5C6t7L9LTxA8xn Fri, 01 May 2026 12:56:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s never really about the gear itself. It’s just a tool for unlocking an idea”: American Football’s slow-burning debut album was originally dismissed. Four records in, they’re glad that’s how it went ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/american-football-lp4 hXjAEPpiwbH2JakSHqgJ4a Fri, 01 May 2026 11:37:13 +0000