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Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won a Grammy in 1987: Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
Steve Stevens is one of the most original guitarists to emerge from the ’80s rock scene, best known for his 30 year partnership with Billy Idol, his work on Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana”, his Grammy Award winning performance on “Top Gun Anthem” and his work with Vince Neil on “Exposed”.
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- James Taylor - Fire And Rain. I started playing guitar when I was seven and a half – I picked up my dad’s $17 acoustic and my older brother’s friends coached me - and this was one of the first songs I was determined to master.
- The Rolling Stones - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. When you get your first electric guitar, as I did when I was 13, there’s nothing better than playing a song like …Satisfaction; I might have played this for the first time in the guitar store when I bought it.
- Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode. Chuck Berry was the greatest music teacher I ever had. I got a copy of his Greatest Hits album and learned to play every song on it.
- Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven. Everyone who started learning guitar in the early 1970s had to learn Stairway… It had everything, within that one song is an encyclopaedia of guitar.
Easily one of the flashiest guitarists—both visually and instrumentally—to emerge from the '80s rock scene, Steve Stevens is the total package when it comes to being a Guitar Idol. Best known for...
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Steve Stevens is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for...
Steve Stevens is a Grammy Award winning musician who has played with Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Vince Neil and many others. He also has a solo career, a signature guitar and amp, and a reality TV show with his wife Josie.
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Oct 2, 2014 · An interview with Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriter, who talks about his career, gear, and influences. Learn how he developed his signature vibrato, wrote the Top Gun theme, and played with other artists.
