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“Clapton in Crossroads, Gilmour in Comfortably Numb and Peter Green in Black Magic Woman… all have their own take on how they approach rhythms in the phrasing”: The secret to great guitar solos isn’t technique – it’s rhythm

All the greats put themselves into their phrasing, and that identity was not only note choice but rhythm. Here are four ways you can add rhythmic interest to great effect

Guitar World

“I found myself sitting next to Keith Richards – just two guys playing the guitar. Doesn’t get much better than that!” From Eric Clapton to Daft Punk and Avenged Sevenfold, Greg Leisz has played with everyone. But don’t call him a session guitarist

He says finding himself working with Matthew Sweet, k.d. lang, and Lucinda Williams has been a dream. But he still wants his stolen ’64 Strat back

Guitar World

"Are you a guitarist too?" The day that rock legends Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jeff Beck met Queen Elizabeth II

"It doesn’t matter at all that she did not know who we are"

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“I was on the way to Eric Clapton’s Crossroads festival and I got a DM from John Mayer…” Tom Misch on the time his guitar hero reached out of the blue and offered to join him on stage

The jazz-funk guitar star was on his way to play the Crossroads Guitar Festival when Mayer messaged him

Guitar World

“He took some small songs of mine that nobody paid any attention to and turned them all into classics”: 11 cover songs that Jimi Hendrix made his own – including one that became Eric Clapton’s favorite Hendrix track

Once Hendrix turned his Stratocaster upon a song it would never be the same again. Just ask Bob Dylan

Guitar World

Keith Richards created the most iconic riff in rock in his sleep – and other key moments from the new Rolling Stones biography

IN FOCUS: A new book about the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band traces their extraordinary history, from the notorious Altamont concert to the Rock and Roll Circus, meeting Marianne Faithfull and Anita Pallenberg, and the Redlands raid. Roisin O’Connor chooses just some of the key moments

The Independent UK

“You’re not going to get the perfect guitar just because it’s old and cool and original and worth money”: Eric Johnson tells us why vintage is not always best (even if he regrets selling his ’54 Strat)

The guitar-tone guru reflects on the instruments that have passed through his hands, and offers some advice for anyone shopping for a new guitar

Guitar World

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“I had a little too much Jack Daniels and went to sleep. Early the next morning, I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: The first time session pro George Terry met a Beatle

Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face

Guitar World

From Cream and Velvet Revolver to Them Crooked Vultures and Temple Of The Dog, these are the best supergroups in rock history

Some supergroups just aren't worth the sum of their parts. These are the exceptions

Louder

Satisfaction for Mick Jagger as 29-storey tower by the Thames blocked

A planning battle over the proposed 100m tower has raged for over two years

Evening Standard

Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Felicity Kendal Halt Thames Tower Plan in Stunning Celebrity Planning Victory

Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton successfully opposed a 29-storey tower in west London, preserving historic views along the Thames. The decision marks a victory for local residents and heritage campaigners.

International Business Times UK

Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton win battle to stop 29-storey block being built by Thames

Planning inspector backs council’s rejection of development, which was ‘not exemplary, extraordinary, remarkable or distinctive, just tall’

The Guardian - UK

Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Harry Hill join forces to block 100m London high-rise

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The Independent UK

Developer can’t get no satisfaction as Jagger wins battle to stop Thames tower block

The plan has been rejected as it would ‘cause a dramatic change to the skyline’

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Eric Clapton’s Madrid show cut short after a fan’s shocking mid-concert attack with a vinyl record

Eric Clapton’s Madrid concert came to an abrupt end last week after a fan launched a vinyl record at him mid-performance, leaving the 81-year-old visibly shaken. The incident happened on May 7 at Movistar Arena, just as Clapton finished playing his 1997 hit Cocaine. Instead of returning for his planned…

The Independent UK

Bring Me the Horizon frontman suffers concussion after being struck by phone mid-show

Rocker said he ‘should be fine’ to perform Wednesday’s concert

The Guardian - UK

Bring Me the Horizon and Eric Clapton struck by objects thrown by audience members

British pop-metallers’ frontman Oli Sykes suffers concussion after phone strikes him on the head, in latest in spate of similar incidents faced by musicians

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Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes suffered concussion after fan threw phone at him during gig

Oli Sykes updated fans after he was struck by a phone thrown by a fan during a Bring Me The Horizon gig this week.

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Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes continues gig after fan hurls phone at him mid‑show

Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes was struck by a phone thrown from the crowd during the band’s St. Louis show, leaving him visibly frustrated onstage.

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Eric Clapton cuts concert short after being hit by flying object at Madrid concert

Eric Clapton was hit in the chest by what is reported to be a vinyl at his concert in Madrid, lead to him cutting his set short.

The Independent UK

Eric Clapton ends concert early after fan throws object on stage

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Eric Clapton cuts Madrid concert short after being hit by vinyl record thrown from crowd

It was the musician’s first appearance in Spanish capital in 25 years

Guitar World

Eric Clapton ends gig early after being hit by object thrown from crowd

Slowhand didn't come out for an expected encore after he was struck in the chest by what appeared to be a vinyl record

Guitar World

“He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it”: Posthumous Steve Cropper album announced, featuring some of electric guitar’s biggest names

The late Stax guitar legend has touted the star-studded affair as “the best record he’d ever made”

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"He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it." Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Ronnie Wood guest on posthumous album from the late Steve Cropper

Watching The Tide, the forthcoming album from Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, will feature a host of guitar legends

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