The Best Rock Guitarists Who Ever Lived

Slash (Guns n’ Roses)

Slash stood out in his class of hard rock or “hair metal” guitarists. While remaining technically sound and consistent, Slash stood out by playing very fast and fusing classical into fuzzed out metal tones.

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The More You Know

  • Alice Cooper is an avid golfer and credits the sport to "saving him from his demons".
  • All members of Nirvana were kicked out from their own release party for starting a food fight.
  • Before they became (arguably) the biggest pop act of all time, The Beatles had a hard time convincing record labels to sign them. In 1962, they were rejected by Decca Records, whose boss said “guitar groups are on the way out.”
  • Eminem’s "Rap God" has the most words in a song, at a whopping 1,560 words.
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