George Harrison on the ’60s guitarist who could outplay them all: “He could blow all those people off the stage if he wanted to”
“One time, David Bowie and I sat in my living room, just the two of us, and drank coffee and played ‘Heroes’ on acoustic guitar”: Moby on meeting his idols
“The countryside freaks me out – there’s not enough noise”: Martyn Ware on how the sound of the city encourages creativity
“I broke down in tears, sobbing like a baby. I was sobbing, like wailing, sobbing, and I couldn’t believe it”: Dave Grohl reveals how jamming with AC/DC reduced him to a blubbing wreck
“Billy Idol went, ‘Bloody hell, that’s David Bowie!’ And as he says ‘Bowie’, he barfs. Vomits all over the place”: Nile Rodgers recalls his embarrassing first meeting with the Thin White Duke
“I was so nervous. My hands were shaking. I see these guys in the front row thinking I’m going to give up”: Michael Angelo Batio recalls the first time he played his two-neck ambidextrous guitar – in front of 23,000 people
“I heard this melody. I said, ‘Who’s that singing?’ and someone said, ‘No one. That’s him playing slide’”: Buddy Guy on the most under-appreciated blues guitarist, the problems with his early records, and learning rhythm
