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Dave Navarro unloads about Jane's Addiction and the shocking night when Perry Farrell attacked him onstage
By Andrew Daly last updated
The guitarist shared his remarks with Guitar Player while discussing his best and worst moments onstage

Neil Giraldo on the guitar-busting drive to cut his most fret-burning solo of all time for Pat Benatar's "Promises in the Dark"
By Gary Graff published
One of many standout tracks co-written by Benatar and Giraldo, it features the solo that's universally considered his career best

Nita Strauss shreds with Alice Cooper at her wedding in newly released video
By Elizabeth Swann published
The shred queen tied the knot last May and celebrated her first wedding anniverary by sharing footage from the all-star jam

Steve Stevens on introducing the guitar synthesizer to America and shaping sounds on Billy Idol’s new hit album, ‘Dream Into It’
By Gary Graff published
Idol’s first studio full-length in 11 years, the record debuted at number seven on the U.S. Top Albums chart

Hear Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s debut track from the SatchVai Band, "I Wanna Play My Guitar"
By Elizabeth Swann published
Featuring former Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes, the song is a shred fest featuring Satch and Vai riffing and soloing in tight tandem

Samantha Fish names the one thing that can ruin every gig
By Gary Graff published
“I never take it for granted," Fish says of life on the road. "Even when it doesn’t go the way it should"

John Lee Hooker told us how the blues is supposed to be played
By Jas Obrecht last updated
The blues giant also called Stevie Ray Vaughan "one of the greatest" and raved about B.B. King and Muddy Waters in this engaging chat from our August 1992 issue

Alice Cooper on his 1973 hit that inadvertently ripped off the Who
By Gary Graff last updated
The tune helped propel 'Billion Dollars Babies' to the top of the charts in the U.S. and U.K., bringing Cooper his greatest fame
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