“I go for the solo, and 65,000 people sang that solo back to me.” Simon McBride explains why some Deep Purple guitar parts are untouchable

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“Chuck Berry, he wrote the lyrics, baby!” Inside Bruce Springsteen’s star-studded 250th anniversary jam

Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr. and an army of guitar legends joined the Boss for a historic, multi-night concert honoring the songs that shaped America.

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“Bob would come back the next day: ‘I think I bettered the lyrics. Let me try another third verse.’” Inside Bob Dylan’s secret weapon for recording a pair of masterpiece albums

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“It was his simplest stuff.” Sammy Hagar says fans are wrong about Eddie Van Halen’s best work

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How To Play BOSTON By Stella Lefty! Beginner Guitar Lesson (HCrEAf7Xlu) - Fathom Journal

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“I said, ‘I don’t know, Dad. They think I’m weird.” Lzzy Hale reveals how Alice Cooper helped her find herself

An awkward sleepover, a classic Cooper album and some advice from her father helped the future Halestorm star realize that fitting in wasn’t the point

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“I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing. He ruined rock guitar.” Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid takes aim at Van Halen’s influence

The alt-rock pioneer says Van Halen led generations of guitarists to prioritize speed and technique over memorable musical ideas.

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