Where pain meets suffering: The uncompromising album Neil Young called “the best I’ve ever made”
“Life, dope and death.”
From The Vault Archives: 04/2025
“Most important”: The artist Patti Smith called one of the best guitarists ever
The most tasteful guitar playing.
The ultimatum Robert Plant gave himself before joining Led Zeppelin: “I was working my ass off”
The decision that changed his life.
“My resentment against Paul”: How John Lennon used hate and heroin to create masterpieces
A sibling like squabble.
The virtuoso guitarist Lindsey Buckingham said was incapable of making “good records”
Buckingham takes a shot at Van Halen.
“Fantastically overlooked”: David Gilmour picks Pink Floyd’s most underrated song
Gilmour is fond of the track.
Bill Waidner: The forgotten guitarist who “tore Clapton’s head off”
“One of the best Chicago guitar players ever to step on stage.”
