Tony Iommi admits struggling with Black Sabbath final concert movie as he accepts MBE: “I find it difficult to watch it, to be honest”

"Everybody was going crazy about Yngwie Malmsteen. Joe Satriani told me, ‘Don’t get too into him.'" Alex Skolnick's top five tips to becoming a better guitarist

Johnny Marr names the one thing musicians talk about but hardly ever do: “Most of the guitar bands I’ve been around have said it”

How Cheap Trick ripped off an iconic riff from the Who to make two of the all-time greatest power-pop hits

What Paul McCartney taught Brian Ray about playing the Beatles’ songs: "One time in rehearsal I made a mistake in the chorus”

Eric Clapton says selling these two legendary guitars was a “big, big mistake”: “They're very sacred things to me”

Fans want Keanu Reeves to induct Peter Hook into the Rock Hall after “Love Will Tear Us Apart” tribute

Todd Rundgren says only one Beatle “survived” the breakup: “All the other guys had some sort of issues”

Rival Son’s Scott Holiday on the hit-and-run accident that inspired his new solo album

Eric Clapton doesn’t like this classic Cream track, even though it’s key to his legend: “I think there’s something wrong with it”

Rick Nielsen on the origin of his Hamer five-neck guitar: “I wanted a 12-string and a fretless, and...”

Ultravox’s Midge Ure on Phil Lynott, Kate Bush, the Sex Pistols and Robert Fripp: “He brought these 40 Japanese students along”

Keanu Reeves on his bass guitar origins: “I was 22, went to Guitar Center and ended up buying a bass in the parking lot”

Todd Rundgren takes aim at Taylor Swift: “There’s an argument to be made that she ruined music”

Robin Trower on still making music at 81. “I’m thankful for my blessings every day. You try to make the most of it”

“I won’t watch the films.” Paul McCartney’s ex has no interest in the new Fab Four biopics

In a brand-new interview, Ritchie Blackmore says Deep Purple reunion was like coming back from war

Robin Trower on the daily practice that keeps his creative streak going at 81

Brian May on Freddie Mercury and the mega-hit that changed Queen’s relationship with their audience

Bay City Rollers guitarist Neil Henderson dies at 73: “His memory will live on”

Rita Coolidge says Eric Clapton owes her a writing credit for one of the most celebrated songs in rock

Steve Howe recalls his strangest guest sessions, from Lou Reed to Ella Fitzgerald:

How a simple guitar hook inspired Tears for Fears’ biggest hit: “I tuned the E string down to D and came up with this riff”

“It felt like there were insects in my legs.” Peter Frampton on the moment he knew something was wrong

Brian May says Eric Clapton changed his guitar playing — then Jimi Hendrix came along. “He just made me feel like I couldn’t play”

Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” started with a guitar mistake: “I messed up”

Jeff “Skunk” Baxter says guitarists need to master these two tricks: “I only give two lessons”

Dolly Parton wrote “9 to 5” with her fingernails: “I have a credit on the back of the album that says, ‘Nails by Dolly!’”

Dolly Parton got out of bed to record her final song with U2. Says Bono, “I can’t even listen to it now”

Lonnie Mack's Flying V — played through Stevie Ray Vaughan’s rig — heads to auction

New Found Glory will play Disney World shows in memory of Chad Gilbert

As Ed Sheeran deals with tour fallout, Macklemore announces Free Palestine tour: “What happened to me is bigger than one artist”

Why Krist Novoselic hated Kurt Cobain’s original “Heart-Shaped Box” solo: “Why are you sabotaging this beautiful song?”

Black Sabbath’s first manager says these lost 1969 recordings show Tony Iommi’s evolution: “Any real Black Sabbath fans will really want to hear this”

Joe Satriani reveals how Frank Sinatra helped shape his favorite guitar solo: “That’s my model”

How Elliott Randall nailed Steely Dan’s “Reelin’ in the Years” solo without writing a note: “I never plan a solo in advance”

Freddie Mercury sounded like “a strangled sheep” at Queen’s first show, says Roger Taylor

Dolly Parton’s longtime manager accuses her nephew of threats and extortion: “An obscene, deliberate and escalating campaign”

Steve Howe reveals his hidden skill: “I’m the best in London”

Suzi Quatro on why she deserves a Rock Hall induction — and her worst onstage moments

Johnny Marr says every guitarist needs these three guitars: “They do a thing no other guitar can do”

How Alice Cooper spun a 1960s ballad into his own glam-rock anthem

Metallica’s James Hetfield on Tony Iommi and the Black Sabbath riff that shaped his playing: “He is the riff lord”

How the search for Mick Ronson’s Ziggy Stardust Les Paul ended in $200,000 and heartache: “I felt like I had sold my soul”

Albert Lee on Ritchie Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen and his five years with Eric Clapton: “He fired his whole band twice, but I managed to survive”

“Bob had a little saboteur in him." Mark Knopfler on his difficult collaboration with his childhood hero, Bob Dylan

“It can get downright vicious.” We review the Silvertone 1446 semihollow and find a mid-priced steal that’s more than a handsome rocker

“It would have been great for the Beatles to cover.” George Harrison wanted the Fabs to record this song in 1963. Twenty-four years later, it gave him one of the biggest hits of his career

New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert dies at 45 after cancer battle: “My biggest dream was to be married to a beautiful wife that would love me and have a daughter”

“I kicked him in the wrist as hard as I could. I know I broke it, because I used to wear these great big platform shoes onstage.” Lita Ford on the Runaways, rock and roll — and what happens to hecklers who get in her face