Naomi Baker

3 weeks ago | guitarworld.com | Naomi Baker |Richard Bienstock

If there’s one thing Andrew Watt has learned, it’s how to turn chaos into gold. A rare modern producer who still thinks like a player (because he also is one), Watt recalls the time he ditched the stage and headed behind the scenes in a make or break attempt to follow his producer dreams. “I found myself in a van that broke down after it crashed into something, then riding in a tow truck trying to get to Reno, Nevada,” Watt tells Guitar World.

3 weeks ago | guitarworld.com | Naomi Baker |Andrew Daly

Martin Barre might protest that he is “not and never will be a guitar hero”, but he’s certainly looked and sounded like one at numerous points in his career – and perhaps never more so than on Jethro Tull’s Aqualung. However, in a recent interview with Guitarist, he explains the song’s tone was influenced by another six-strong icon. “I’d met Leslie West, and like a lot of guitar players, you couldn’t meet Leslie West and come out unscathed,” he tells Guitarist. “I loved him to bits.

3 weeks ago | guitarworld.com | Naomi Baker |Andrew Daly

Alex Lifeson might be ranked eighth in Guitar World’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time, but it appears that amid all the laurels and decades of success with Rush, he was still not above self-doubt. “I’ve never been very confident, to be honest with you, as a player,” he tells Guitar World.