“How Rusty Anderson, a lifelong Beatles enthusiast, became the guitarist for Paul McCartney: ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ is a joy to play and sing, featuring everything you want in a fantastic song—complete with two guitar solos!”]
“Even in the midst of our toughest performances, the moment we play that song, the atmosphere transforms completely. The crowd rises, singing along passionately. It’s as if a divine presence enters the space”: The legendary U2 anthem that nearly drove its creators to the brink.]
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in Posts “Directly in front of his keyboard setup was the iconic symbol guitar. He glances at me and gestures towards it. I thought to myself, ‘No way! I’m not going near that!'”: D’Angelo was so captivated by Prince that he declined to play the legendary guitar during their one shared performance.]