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Billy Idol and Steve Stevens inducted into Guitar Center’s Hollywood Rockwalk
They’ll be be among some prestigious players on Sunset Boulevard
How Steve Vai ended up joining David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band – thanks to Billy Sheehan
While Vai wasn’t his original choice, the Sheehan-Vai dynamic proved strong enough to outlast Roth’s project
How Billy Idol seized upon the success of Rebel Yell – and Linn Drums – to take his sound to new frontiers
Steve Stevens remembers the early days of true international stardom, when he and Billy Idol utilized their creative freedom and exciting new tech to make a very different kind of record
How Steve Stevens saved Steve Vai on his David Lee Roth debut
Vai was a novice at “big rock guitar tones” at the time – but Stevens came to his rescue
Steve Stevens on resisting shred, how Paco de Lucia made him go nylon, and Billy Idol’s eternal appeal
Billy Idol’s collaborator of 40-plus years transcends the punk-rock guitarist mold, taking in flamenco, jazz‑fusion, prog and classical styles – and he is as excited about guitar today as he was when he first picked one up
Why a tour supporting Van Halen led to Steve Stevens recording a flamenco album
After weeks of rock 'n' roll overstimulation, Stevens pivoted and spent a year traveling with a nylon-string
Steve Stevens on why he never felt the need to compete with Eddie Van Halen
Both Van Halen and Stevens worked with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, but the Billy Idol guitar slinger never felt the need to compete with Van Halen
BRONCHO’s Ryan Lindsey on the time he toured with Billy Idol – and spilled booze on a guitar hero’s pedalboard
Lindsey has many fond memories from watching Stevens play every night on tour in the US – but one incident involving beer and a pedalboard isn’t one of them
