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Levi Seacer Jr and Prince
Prince had notes for guitarist Levi Seacer Jr in his first rehearsal: “I do the rock thing. Got it?”

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Sonny T was going to play bass. Levi Seacer Jr was super excited to move onto guitar. He brought all his pedals... He should have left them at home

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Tommy Henriksen plas a white BC Rich Mockingbird onstage [left]; Def Leppard's Phil Collen plays his new Jackson PC1-E during the band's Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace.
Phil Collen and Tommy Henriksen on the genius of über-producer Mutt Lange

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Tommy Henriksen and Def Leppard’s Phil Collen tell us what it’s like to make a record with Mutt Lange, the producer who’s always the best singer in the room

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“I couldn't believe how he’d deteriorated”: Tony Iommi on Ozzy Osbourne’s condition at their last rehearsals

By Beth Simpson Published

He had to be carried in, the guitarist says

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Scott Holiday of Rival Sons plays a Firebird-style Krauer guitar onstage.
How a broken body let Scott Holiday’s mind run free on his trippy solo debut

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Rival Sons guitarist got slammed in a bike accident and found a creative surge as he healed, using automatic writing in search of psychedelic sounds

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“I don’t think John Deacon did cope”: Roger Taylor and Brian May open up about losing Freddie, touring and depression

By Beth Simpson Published

Guitarist says band won’t tour again

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"He's so easy to play with, it's really addictive”: Josh Homme sings the praises on Dave Grohl

By Beth Simpson Published

Foo Fighters man plays drums on new Queens album

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“Financial armageddon”: The reason Devin Townsend is back on the road after taking an “indefinite” break from touring

By Beth Simpson Published

His rock opera blew a hole in his finances

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Bowie
Mark Plati on David Bowie’s return to the avant-garde during the 1990s

By Andy Price Published

Beyond Bowie’s dedicated fans, many overlook his 90s albums, but, as producer Mark Plati explained to us, the former Starman was firing on all cylinders creatively during this fruitful time

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“Not a high crime or misdemeanour”: Joe Bonamassa has sympathy for up-and-coming artists using AI

By Beth Simpson Published

But AI ‘artists’ shouldn’t be in the same chart as humans, he says

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Eric Clapton plays his Blackie Strat onstage in the mid '80s. He auctioned the Strat off in 2004 to support the Crossroads rehab centre in Antigua.
Eric Clapton on why he has no regrets about auctioning off his most “sacred” guitars

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Slowhand says guitars have been his inspiration and salvation, but when he said goodbye to his two most-famous electrics in 2004, it was for a higher purpose

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