Everyone Loves Guitar

John's first professional gig was with Black Oak Arkansas, he's currently in Winger & Starship, and has also been a part of Giant and Jimi Jamison's Survivor On the road full time at 19, John talks about growing up in a small town of 2800 people, perfectionism and letting go, balancing work and personal life, and figuring out where "taking care of your family" ends and not taking care of yourself...

A member of The Brothers Landreth, Ariel is about to release his first solo record, How Long, which we talk about extensively, during this conversation Ariel talks about giggin on your own vs gigging as a band member, his favorite guitars, how he gets his consistently warm tone, taking things personally, what to do when you're having a bad day, moving from Canada to Ireland, and more. Cool convo:...

Keith is the longest tenured Chicago guitarist, having been with the band for 23 year. Keith shared a GREAT story about how he got the gig with Chicago… what he learned from playing with Rick Springfield on his comeback tour… his favorite guitars… what he likes most about himself and the one thing he wishes he could change… most embarrassing thing that happened to him on stage and loads more cool...

Lyle is a side man who also produces music and scores major motion picture films like Superbad, 40 Year-Old Virgin, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. He's also played with Sting, Beck, Todd rundgren Sarah Mclachlan, Frank Black & others Lyle really opened up and talked about how he overcame something that plagued him for over 50 years… a casual thing he did, that literally changed his life (and his c...

We sit down with Pierre Journel and discuss his guitar podcast. We also talked about the things we like and dislike about running our shows, and the unexpected benefits we've attained from our respective projects. Cool guy, really nice convo: Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/every...

At 20 Tommi founded Dozer and at age 24, he founded Greenleaf. Both of these Swedish bands combined have released 12 full-length albums, touring all over the world. They are two of the best psychedelic rock bands around Tommi shared why it's easier for him to write originals than play covers, his gear and how he gets his great fuzzy tone, being a dad, hobbies outside of music, why Greenleaf's new...

Dave "LeRoy" Biller has been involved in the Austin music scene since 1964. He's played or toured with Ray Price, Jimmie Vaughan, James Burton, Billy Gibbons, Buddy Miller, Dave Alvin, David Grissom, Leon Rhodes & Buddy Emmons… and has contributed to hundreds of albums ranging in styles from heavy metal to blues, jazz, country, western swing, rockabilly, gypsy jazz and beyond GREAT story about Eri...

Stelios is the guitar player and mastering engineer for Five Grand Stereo, the Musical Director for Shalamar, and has worked with Grammy Award winners Patti Austin, Gloria Gaynor, One Direction, Olly Murs, Jason Donovan, Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Nik Kershaw, Sister Sledge, Mica Paris and many more. He was also the guitarist for various house bands such as the UK X-Factor Live Tou...

Steve's held down the lead guitar slot with Our Lady Peace since 2002, and he is also a successful Television and Movie composer and performer. Great story about how Steve got the gig with OLP, things that have kept him humble, how he manages being a celebrity and an introvert, at the same time… handling anxiety, trusting yourself, keeping an open mind to doing new activities, and more. Really war...

… After running a successful regional band in Kentucky for several years, Greg moved to Nashville in 1988 and has been the lead guitarist in Martina McBride's touring band since 1997. He's also released 5 studio and 1 live album with his own band. A deeply emotional interview, Greg shared a number of his personal thoughts which are close to his heart. How MADD basically shut down the club business...

Only 24 and already one of the top players in Ireland, Jake just returned from a 16 month US tour with Niall Horan. Jake talks about the difference in cultures between Ireland and America, and his experiences touring around the states… copper coins, Japan, growing up with a dad who played guitar, the pluses & minuses of going to music college, and more. Very nice and mello convo: Subscribe https:/...

Alastair Greene formed his own blues trio in 1997. Along the way, toured and recorded with Alan Parsons for 7 years, and has released 8 solo albums along the way. Great convo talking about his experience at Berklee, how he got the gig with Parsons, some early personal and financial struggles he had to deal with, meeting & playing with Steve Morse, getting comfortable and confident with himself and...

Currently touring with Amy Ray and a fixed part of Mark Lanagan's touring & studio band for a while now, and was on the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown episode with Mark, as well… Jeff's an incredibly hard working player out of Seattle. He's also played with Dave Abbruzzese, Star Anna, Stone Gossard, Duff McKagan and others Jeff talks about some of the family hardships he had early on and their imp...

Originally from Tokyo, Tosh came to the states in 1985 and literally could not speak English. In spite of that, not only did he master English, he graduated (and taught at) Musician's Institute… headlines regularly at the world famous Baked Potato in LA… has toured the world… writes and plays on soundtracs & plays sessions… and has held down the guitar spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live for the last 16 yea...

A top NYC electric, pedal and lap steel guitar player, Jonny is the lead guitarist for Sinkane, and has played or toured with David Byrne, Norah Jones, Billie Joe Armstrong, EmmyLou Harris, Busta Rhymes, Benny Blanco, Keb Mo, Sean Paul, Steve Earle, Pharaoh Sanders, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Jamie Lidell, Charles Lloyd, Taj Mahal, Jim Campilongo, Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), and more… Jonny talks ab...

Will is a two-time Grammy nominated guitarist. One for his work with Charlie Hunter in TJ Kirk, and another for one of his own solo records. Besides being a band leader, Will has toured or recorded with Dr. Lonnie Smith,Tom Waits, Ben Sidran, Bernard Purdie, Dr John, Booker T.Jones, Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Medeski, Martin and Wood, M...

Jimmy Leahy started playing guitar at age 7, learning from his dad, Harry... a well-known jazz player and a prolific teacher in New Jersey. Jimmy's toured and recorded with John Waite, Patty Smyth, Martha Davis, Gloria Gaynor, Alison Krauss and is currently playing with Dennis DeYoung, from Styx One of the most optimistic and genuine guys you'll meet, Jimmy talks about the incredible positive infl...

Rich has literally toured the world with Toby Keith over the last 20 years as his lead guitarist. Along the way, he released two solo records, acted on the hit TV series Nashville, for 4 years… and has played with Willie nelson, Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler and loads of others. Ted Nugent also named Rich as one of his favorite guitarists Great stories about how he got the gig w...

Aben was touring professionally at 12, and is also a producer and a songwriter. He's been touring with Kelly Clarkson for almost 13 years and has also co-written some of her songs. His production credits include pop, Americana, and metal genres Aben talked about his dad's influence on his playing, and what it was like touring with his dad at such a young age… dealing with divorce and being on the...

A first-call LA Session player for over 30 years, Carl's played on records by Albert Lee, Robben Ford, Robin Thicke, Joe Bonamassa, Scott Henderson, B.B. King, Glenn Frey, John Fogerty, Steve Morse, Stanley Clarke, Belinda Carlisle, Dave Grusin, Melissa Manchester, Jose Feliciano and literally 00's of others. He's also provided the music and scoring on over 60 motion pictures, TV shows, movies and...

Bjorn's first gig here in the states, after moving from Sweden, was for Quiet Riot, who he toured with for a year. Since then, he's played with some of the hottest shredders around, including Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Uli-Jon Roth and others Bjorn talks about what makes Sweden such fertile ground for musicians, and how Yngwie impacted this… Bjorn took a lot of chances at times in his caree...

Originally from Israel, Yotam was a child prodigy who moved to NYC after winning a scholarship to the New School. He has has recorded and played with James Moody, The Heath Brothers, Roy Hargrove, George Coleman, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Paquito D'rivera, Christian McBride, John Patitucci, Monty Alexander and others Yotam talks about what drew him into jazz, some advice he would have enjoyed...

Jon is a popular session guitarist in Nashville and has been touring with Kenny Chesney for the last 8 years. He also spent 5 years as Wyonna Judd's guitarist & 3 years as guitarist and MD for Leann Rimes. He has also performed or recorded with: The Judds, Lee Greenwood, Buck Trent, Tom Brumley, George Jones, Taylor Swift, Joe Walsh, Steve Miller, Sammy Hagar, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, John Mayer, Th...

Jimmy went from playing keyboards in small, dark New Jersey bars to being the lead guitarist and Music Director at The Bottom Line nightclub in NYC, to doing the same on one of the top television shows on late night TV. He's also played with Johnnie Johnson, Chuck Berry, Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm, Al Kooper, Gov't Mule, Phoebe Snow, Laura Nyro, Jon Sebastian, Donald Fagen and loads of others. Plus...

A sideman with a slew of diverse acts like Neko Case, Carolyn Mark, Michael Kaeshammer and Ndidi Onukwulu, Paul has also performed with Jim Byrnes, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Big Sandy, Aaron Neville, The Sojourners and more… and he is also one of the most famous Rockabilly and Country pickers in Canada, under his solo Cousin Harley band Paul talks about gigging in bars at age 12… some of the roug...