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"He knows very little about an awful lot": The Edge on Eno and how he influenced his "limited" guitar style
By Will Groves published
Best of 2024: Classic interview - U2 guitarist reflects on the making of The Unforgettable Fire in 1985 interview

Paul McCartney's favourite song he's ever written is possibly the only one John Lennon complimented him on directly
By Rob Laing published
Best of 2024: "It really gave me a lot of confidence in that song, and in my writing"

Was Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo played in anger?
By Ben Rogerson published
Best of 2024: The magazine had omitted him from its list of the greatest guitarists of all time

“My playing sucks, but it sells!”: The guitarist who co-wrote two of the most famous songs ever admits he's no virtuoso
By Paul Elliott published
Best of 2024: For R&B legend Steve Cropper, playing guitar is all about groove

How Prince’s final, legendary guitar performance on SNL was saved by a quick-thinking audio engineer
By Ben Rogerson published
Best of 2024: His 8-minute medley from 2014 is considered one of the greatest musical spots in the show’s history

When Buddy Guy rewrote the blues rulebook with a Strat and blew the collective minds of Clapton, Beck and Page
By Neil Crossley published
Best of 2024: The inspirational playing of the last living American blues legend: "I was bringing it up to Eric and Jimmy – ‘Have you heard this stuff!?'"

Beabadoobee on her unorthodox guitar style and how it helped her to gel with Rick Rubin
By Ben Rogerson published
Best of 2024: “I think what I really go off with, and what Rick really goes off with, is what you feel and the vibe and what you hear,” she says
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