
Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott has worked for leading music titles since 1985, including Sounds, Kerrang!, MOJO and Q. He is the author of several books including the first biography of Guns N’ Roses and the autobiography of bodyguard-to-the-stars Danny Francis. He has written liner notes for classic album reissues by artists such as Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy and Kiss. He lives in Bath - of which David Coverdale recently said: “How very Roman of you!”
Latest articles by Paul Elliott

“Why lend your talents to Michael Jackson?”: Alex Van Halen told Eddie not to play on Beat It
By Paul Elliott published
Was Eddie’s most famous solo really “a mistake”?

“The Les Paul approach, playing everything yourself”: How Lindsey Buckingham reinvented Fleetwood Mac
By Paul Elliott published
The ex-Mac guitarist sheds new light on the Tusk album

“I became a better player because I had to follow Randy Rhoads”: How Jake E. Lee found fame with Ozzy
By Paul Elliott published
The guitarist is currently recovering after being shot in Las Vegas

“Watching his hands in the studio, I learnt something I never knew”: Steve Cropper on ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons’ secret sauce
By Paul Elliott last updated
The legendary guitarists have a special relationship

“As far as guitar playing goes, go to the old school": The wisdom of Dimebag in Total Guitar's final issue
By Paul Elliott published
The famous guitar mag closes after 30 noisy years

“You had Clapton and Beck, but Jimi blew everybody’s socks off!”: Foreigner's Mick Jones remembers Hendrix
By Paul Elliott published
The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductee witnessed the power of Hendrix up close

“Jimi Hendrix songs which only you can listen to!”: Previously unheard demos up for auction
By Paul Elliott published
One tape recorded in 1968 is expected to go for £200,000!

“Greeny is my Excalibur!”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett says he’s still in love with that famous guitar
By Paul Elliott published
He calls it “a magic piece of wood”

“He offered his services to the band”: What Noel Gallagher said when a hero almost joined Oasis
By Paul Elliott published
With ‘Bonehead’ gone, who you gonna call?
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