<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Robby-krieger ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/robby-krieger Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:05:06 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I knew the spirit of the Alice Cooper group was back – what we were making was very much an album that could’ve been in the '70s”: Original Alice Cooper lineup reunites after more than 50 years – and announces brand-new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/original-alice-cooper-lineup-reunites-after-more-than-50-years-and-announces-brand-new-album 9CTS5DmxehWQW4U4dyziXj Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:05:06 +0000 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:05:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Mike, I don’t know how to tell you this, but that’s a note-for-note guitar solo from...” Mike McCready stole his Alive solo from Kiss – but Ace Frehley had already stolen it from another legendary classic rock band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mike-mccready-alive-solo-stolen-rom-kiss-stolen-from-the-doors vvq7wBQdmNVqjLuxFVj5HU Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:45:38 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:26:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That was one thing I wanted to get right with Oliver. I went to his house and made sure he knew how that one had happened”: Robby Krieger sets the record straight on how a Doors classic was really written – and what the controversial movie got wrong ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robby-krieger-sets-the-record-straight-on-how-the-doors-light-my-fire-was-really-written 4wzcDzkDEJprcnwsyQ37xW Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:34:15 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:29:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Grateful Dead wouldn’t let us use their amps. Ray was aghast – he kept saying, ‘Pigpen? Someone named Pigpen won’t let me use his instrument?’” With a volatile lead singer and no bass player, they left an indelible mark on rock ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/robby-krieger-the-doors-retrospective CcHEdQVByS5SmLFeZsub2B Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:36:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors’ Robby Krieger ditches his Gibson SG for a cardboard Telecaster to deliver his own take on a blues classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-doors-robby-krieger-ditches-his-gibson-sg-for-a-carboard-telecaster eQ4ZsS5S5PJjJ56bB68aUX Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:25:00 +0000 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:26:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robby Krieger, Skunk Baxter and Leland Sklar among rock veterans leading the February edition of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robby-krieger-skunk-baxter-leland-sklar-lead-february-edition-of-rock-n-roll-fantasy-camp 6jutEYCUgG2MzfBemd6sXn Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:56:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Riders on the Storm started off as a surf tune – then it somehow morphed into what it became…” Robby Krieger on honing his Doors guitar tone, overcoming “dentist’s syndrome”, and why slide guitar is the ultimate way to express yourself as a player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robby-krieger-soul-savages-the-doors ueqJuJh9pVtecH33qdd8ia Sun, 26 May 2024 12:17:39 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:38:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d never buy one from the ’70s because I’ve always felt that there’s no such thing as a good guitar from that decade”: Robby Krieger on what makes his 1968 Gibson Barney Kessel special ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robby-krieger-on-his-1968-gibson-barney-kessel pdg5LXMajVnJ4tvotbDyC9 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:29:55 +0000 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:49:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We had a blast in the studio – the blues resonates with me more than anything”: Orianthi taps up Joe Bonamassa for soulfully scorching new single First Time Blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/orianthi-joe-bonamassa-first-time-blues VXS9nhpynsAfH5vBsfvpJo Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:31:16 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:54:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It looked cool – especially when you took acid… those horns looked like the devil!”: The Doors’ Robby Krieger on his love of the SG, studio accidents and a challenging move away from his signature fingerstyle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robby-krieger-soul-savages ChX2mmGvoweUUsqpuYezAd Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:30:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m still looking for my original SG. If anyone out there knows anything about that, please call me. Seriously!” Robby Krieger is trying to track down his stolen Gibson SG Special used on Light My Fire and the Doors’ most iconic material ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robby-krieger-stolen-1960s-gibson-sg-special-appeal ySjTKhXEBK5ygpfxndLK4F Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:22:48 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:59:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Billy Gibbons perform with Joe Bonamassa and Robby Krieger at his recent birthday bash ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billy-gibbons-birthday-joe-bonamassa-robby-krieger uijsPHV3uvkBosJwvpr5t8 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:59:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Alex Lifeson and Robby Krieger join forces for 8-minute jam of Santana's Evil Ways ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alex-lifeson-robby-krieger-santana-evil-ways gPpKyBzzwcLgm3535ekyhZ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:48:36 +0000 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:21:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robby Krieger says Jim Morrison took acid before The Doors’ huge Hollywood Bowl show– and wound up examining a moth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-doors-hollywood-bowl-jim-morrison-moth bPf37ooVzf9k6FktcgL5p4 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:37:16 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:42:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play psychedelic Mixolydian blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/mixolydian-blues-guitar eRMFMKKGiZ8vf35Acnp7bH Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:28:24 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, George Lynch, Dee Snider and more to feature on all-star Leslie West tribute album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/all-star-leslie-west-tribute-album 5g7m6zvu6QH8QucE5UmyhN Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:49:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ The secrets behind Robby Krieger’s guitar tone on the Doors’ Light My Fire ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-doors-robby-krieger-light-my-fire KPB3eXLHB3dAeFGkkk6bKL Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:22:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors guitar icon Robby Krieger announces first-ever memoir, Set The Night On Fire ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robby-krieger-memoir 6FNbtoCgTL3gxKMx4XQoB4 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:04:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robby Krieger: "I always like to be really near the amp, to keep the dynamics going between guitar and amp" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robby-krieger-i-always-like-to-be-really-near-the-amp-to-keep-the-dynamics-going-between-guitar-and-amp 7kT2CKoZUgMuU5RjVY2SLo Tue, 20 Oct 2020 23:05:40 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robby Krieger: “In the Doors’ music there are a lot of silences. We weren’t the type of band that had to fill up every little gap“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robby-krieger-in-the-doors-music-there-are-a-lot-of-silences-we-werent-the-type-of-band-that-had-to-fill-up-every-little-gap NP69wYcNUP2fATdfLBGo6G Wed, 16 Sep 2020 21:31:15 +0000 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:02:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robby Krieger: "I don’t see why people like Telecasters so much. To me, a Strat is a lot better and more playable than a Tele" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robby-krieger-i-dont-see-why-people-like-telecasters-so-much-to-me-a-strat-is-a-lot-better-and-more-playable-than-a-tele sAbQPGA44DEiYNmJzYmzkM Thu, 16 Jul 2020 08:54:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ From politically charged genre crossovers to avant-garde blasts, here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-politically-charged-genre-crossovers-to-avant-garde-blasts-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks uqpJPPsqotzsGhP96gygFd Fri, 29 May 2020 17:24:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors’ Robby Krieger offers a quarantine video lesson of his own with a Roadhouse Blues instructional from his home studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-doors-robby-krieger-offers-a-quarantine-video-lesson-of-his-own-with-a-roadhouse-blues-instructional-from-his-home-studio bFx4rXVj989hyrrpcgNUVC Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:41:11 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:21:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ From groove-heavy djent to Hevy Devy's Quarantine: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-groove-heavy-djent-to-hevy-devys-quarantine-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks bmdCMNuVze7A4gb3GsovZT Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:05:16 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:06:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Alice in Chains Perform "Rooster" with the Doors' Robby Krieger ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-alice-in-chains-perform-rooster-with-the-doors-robby-krieger gCi9VEeB8sSLxEBcALxsNM Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:54:42 +0000 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:00:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Robby Krieger Play The Doors' "Spanish Caravan" with a String Quartet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-robby-krieger-play-doors-spanish-caravan-la-philharmonic-quartet-flamenco aRCaPYTe49gVMSK6MEEoUd Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:12:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors' Robby Krieger Sheds Light — Album by Album — on One of Rock’s Most Mysterious Bands ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/interview-robby-krieger-doors-strange-days 5p75Abif8uRWPjSCwTZ9wC Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:10:51 +0000 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:29:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zero to Sixties in Five Pedals: Five Modern Effects that Conjure Far-Out, Vintage Tones ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/zero-sixties-five-pedals-five-modern-effects-conjure-far-out Ve4cVRgdyGXHGdKWhSBbFT Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:16:27 +0000 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:08:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Introduces Robby Krieger 1954 Les Paul Custom Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/gibson-introduces-robby-krieger-1954-les-paul-custom-guitar mKujgrou9QwckNpB9SUv8c Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:42:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors' Robby Krieger Discusses Bob Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home' — The Record That Changed My Life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/doors-robby-krieger-discusses-bob-dylans-bringing-it-all-back-home-record-changed-my-life GhXagLw4yfY29DZKr84fc4 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:25:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video and Photo Gallery: The Doors Launch Interactive iPad App ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-and-photo-gallery-doors-launch-interactive-ipad-app sTnZNRt6Sj4FArSuubDaY4 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:38:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Remastered 'The Doors Live At The Bowl ’68' Coming to DVD/CD October 23 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/remastered-doors-live-bowl-68-coming-dvdcd-october-23 sBUMG9GXviS2U7RepMH9Fh Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:03:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: The Doors' Robby Krieger Discusses Some of the Best Tracks on Reissued 'L.A. Woman' Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/interview-doors-robby-krieger-discusses-some-best-tracks-reissued-la-woman-album L33pjE2CD7SvftxpjQ7hsH Mon, 07 May 2012 16:58:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors to Debut Newly Discovered Song, "She Smells So Nice," on Their Facebook Page January 9 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/doors-debut-newly-discovered-song-she-smells-so-nice-their-facebook-page-january-9 aUBAc4acUshgmxhdqM827V Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:08:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Unveils the 50th Anniversary Robby Krieger SG ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/gibson-unveils-50th-anniversary-robby-krieger-sg dYcBVMgX9kthFidZ6hqioE Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:49:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robby Krieger: Miles High Club ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/robby-krieger-miles-high-club ZLmTFZVWSmdSwbpTHi2DxZ Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:41:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors: Blues Travelers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/doors-blues-travelers HcbgQCBcEEPn67ftYqnuEY Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:36:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Issues New Robby Krieger SG Model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-issues-new-robby-krieger-sg-model V6tGgMQYSBfu63rKof3y8d Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:02:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors: Door Prize ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/doors-door-prize yEdcp4LvaV6MhmCm9bYeZJ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:09:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors: Riding the Storm Out ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/doors-riding-storm-out Sw33H9C79RArCbBAHK9fv6 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:35:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Doors: The Unknown Soldier ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/doors-unknown-soldier 4rbLGCkMesYJMQt5j2YaZP Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:53:20 +0000