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Richie Kotzen came close to joining Nine Inch Nails – but one detail stopped him getting the gig
The former Poison guitarist aced his surprise audition but never got a call back
“Jack loved that a kid like me, with a blue mohawk and plaid guitar, was making the songs my own – playing Cream and doing divebombs in the corner”: Blues Saraceno toured with Clapton’s Cream bandmates, recorded for Cher and had a bumpy ride with Poison
The ‘kid who replaced Clapton’ as a teenager and landed a double-salary stint with Poison moved into TV, movies and videogame soundtracks – and doesn’t plan to come back
“It was down to Slash and C.C. DeVille – I don’t even think they even tried anybody else out. They wanted to go in a glammier direction, and C.C. fit that style”: Matt Smith was Poison’s original guitarist – and helped to choose his successor
Inspired to pick up the guitar by Aerosmith, Poison’s original Strat-wielder answered an ad that read, ‘Theatrical band looking for a guitar player.’ But after the group moved to L.A., things didn’t work out the way he planned
10 power ballads that are easy to play on guitar
Pick up a six-string and maybe even a box of tissues: these epic, heartstring-pulling numbers are surprisingly simple to play
Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard announce rescheduled 2022 North American stadium tour with Poison, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
The long-delayed trek will take the four hard rock giants across North America from mid-June through early September
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