<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Nuno-bettencourt ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/nuno-bettencourt Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:13:32 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I just walked off the stage. I wanted Jake to have his moment. And Jake nailed it”: Nuno Bettencourt on why he handed Shot Of The Dark over to Jake E Lee at Ozzy's farewell show ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/nuno-bettencourt-on-jake-e-lee-shot-in-the-dark-back-to-the-beginning-ozzy-tribute jXjRbFM79TZrHn23NSkT3b Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:13:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Once you own a Nuno guitar, you are part of my family. Let’s ride!” Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt leaves Washburn to launch his own guitar company and debuts two new S-styles – but the N4 isn’t going anywhere ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/once-you-own-a-nuno-guitar-you-are-part-of-my-family-lets-ride-nuno-bettencourt-leaves-washburn-to-launch-his-own-guitar-company-and-debuts-two-new-s-styles-but-the-n4-isnt-going-anywhere SvG55TmzUo7Vvc3R2s6W25 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:14:41 +0000 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:15:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We may be witnessing a true future guitar hero in our midst”: Aussie teenager Taj Farrant officially blows Nuno Bettencourt’s mind as Extreme guitarist describes the blues-rock phenom as SRV meets EVH ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/nuno-bettencourt-says-aussie-teen-phenom-taj-farrant-is-reincarnation-of-evh-and-srv wFks2LnyE3MnytS2SyXC3f Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:00:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Every note that I ever played, every chord change I ever did was learned in this house": An emotional Nuno Bettencourt revisits the childhood home where he wrote Extreme's More Than Words ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nuno-buttencourt-guitar-childhood-home-interview PvhKaovoWSAvS3SLUi5hWd Fri, 31 May 2024 11:55:43 +0000 Fri, 31 May 2024 11:55:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Everybody’s worried and everybody’s scared... I love it, man. I’m, like, bring it on": Nuno Bettencourt on why he’s not afraid of AI, as Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess says it "made me a better player" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jordan-rudess-nuno-bettencourt-ai M6as9MHBEC2hormDDseC34 Wed, 22 May 2024 13:16:06 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 22:25:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When we were recording it I thought it would get bigger with strings and drums. It was really tempting, trust me. But I think that was probably the best decision I ever made": Nuno Bettencourt on the story of Extreme's More Than Words ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/extreme-more-than-words-interview-nuno-bettencourt Z8U2Gzz5RA5QWsWwaB72ch Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:50:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Richard Fortus defends Slash following Nuno Bettencourt's Rihanna gig comments – and the Extreme guitarist fires back to clarify his views ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/richard-fortus-defends-slash-following-nuno-bettencourts-rihanna-gig-comments-extreme-guitarist-fires-back-and-clarifies-his-views sh6Nr7Ru9xds2DzYDrrrKK Sun, 23 Jul 2023 20:35:23 +0000 Sun, 23 Jul 2023 20:38:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m sorry, most of the guitar players who I admire could not in their lifetime play that gig”: Nuno Bettencourt explains why the Rihanna gig is way tougher than rock ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-rihanna QotNQFB6WJwXAH37uqnxsh Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:07:49 +0000 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:24:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuno Bettencourt: “I told the guys, ‘I wanna go for blood on this album.’ I wanted to make it fun with the guitar... to bring joy into it, to bring passion into it” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-extreme-six-album-interview F9QfiT9yboTHS9j4GZZQpF Fri, 05 May 2023 18:26:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuno Bettencourt turns up the heat as he debuts his virtuosic Rise solo live on the Monsters of Rock Cruise 2023 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-extreme-rise-solo-live-debut-monsters-of-rock-cruise 8HswHFhPwvDtMpf5mygbUd Tue, 02 May 2023 16:26:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Nuno Bettencourt one of the top three guitar players in the world? Prince thought so ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-prince-top-three-guitar-players VoBkugFKEc6du3S7fKTqLC Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:39:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuno Bettencourt says rock songs are “nursery rhymes for adults” and explains his theory for adding depth to simple arrangements ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/extreme-nuno-bettencourt-rock-nursery-rhymes ZrAKdVpzrrdD8nqiCEk64c Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:50:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuno Bettencourt says Extreme used a demo recording for their smash-hit Hole Hearted, and the guitar was recorded via a headset mic taped to his knee ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-extreme-hole-hearted-demo h8w5tcd7H6Cq8VJBK65PVm Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:19:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Extreme are officially back: Watch Nuno Bettencourt conjure fretboard magic in their hard-riffing new single, Rise ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/extreme-six-nuno-bettencourt-rise f9aWkRpuEZviCqpYuDGXdF Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:50:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuno Bettencourt explains his secret to playing difficult guitar solos… it involves getting his leg up ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-explains-his-secret-to-playing-difficult-guitar-solos-it-involves-getting-his-leg-up oMa8Arijetxfo2oK4YMNVZ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:56:08 +0000