Mr. Big

We’ve teamed up with BackStory Events to present an intimate conversation with Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey and Matt Starr of Mr. Big!

These are excitingtimes in the world of Mr. Big. The band, which was formed almost 30 years ago in Los Angeles, will release their ninth studio album,Defying Gravity,next month (July 7).

I recently spoke with Gilbert about Defying Gravity(which will be released July 7), gear and the upcoming G4 Experience.

For today's Friday Flashback, we revisit June 20, 2009, when Mr. Big performed at the world-famous Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

With his famously fast fingers and some speedy recording efforts, supershredder Paul Gilbert goes for broke with his latest album, I Can Destroy.