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Interviews

St. Vincent | Inspiration, Songwriting and a Signature Ernie Ball Music Man Guitar

Guitarist, songwriter and Grammy winner Annie Clark, best known as St. Vincent, is a music industry iconoclast. She is endlessly inventive, experimenting with surprising arrangements, intricate lyrics and bold sounds. In 2015, she partnered with Ernie Ball Music Man to create a guitar as distinctive as she is, with elegant design, remarkable versatility and an abundance of luxurious tone.

Interviews
13 Feb 2020
Jail Guitar Doors: Using Music for Rehabilitation

An interview with Jail Guitar Doors founder and singer-songwriter Billy Bragg about the inspiration behind the organization and its rooted history in rock and roll.

Interviews
13 Nov 2019
Laura Jane Grace: Love and Death

Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace details her journey coming out as a transgender woman, and how the experience continues to shape her musical landscape.

Interviews
13 Nov 2019
SongwritingWith:Soldiers | Connecting and Healing Through Songwriting

SongwritingWith:Soldiers co-founders Darden Smith and Mary Judd chat with us about the mission behind their organization, aimed at providing a constructive way for returning soldiers to deal with the mental and physical traumas of combat.

Interviews
11 Nov 2019
Charlie Daniels: Giving Back To Our Vets

We caught up with with country legend Charlie Daniels to talk about his work with The Journey Home Project supporting veterans once returned from the front lines.

Interviews
11 Nov 2019
Rita Marley: A Lifetime of Freedom and Unity

Rita Marley details her history as a musician, as well as the origin of the Rita Marley Foundation.

Interviews
08 Nov 2019
Kylie Morgan Uses Six Strings to Heal

Nashville singer-songwriter Kylie Morgan details how songwriting has become a healing tool for dealing with life's most difficult subjects.

Interviews
31 Oct 2019
Rocky Dawuni: “As artists, we’re igniters of flame—we’re catalysts.”

GRAMMY-nominated Afro-roots artist Rocky Dawuni talks with us about the inspiration behind his philanthropy work, including inspiring young people to be the igniters of change in their own communitties.

Interviews
31 Oct 2019
Sleater-Kinney Proves Music Is Power

Alt-rock band Sleater-Kinney dives into the meaning behind their 2019 album The Center Won't Hold.

Interviews
30 Oct 2019
Jack Johnson Is Making Music to Save the Oceans

Singer/songwriter Jack Johnson talks with us about the origins of the Johnson Ohana Foundation, whose mission is to teach and lead environmental conservation efforts through music and activations.

Interviews
30 Oct 2019
Eric Clapton: Music Saved My Life, And Still Does

Eric Clapton talks with us about the Crossroads Centre Antigua and the Crossroads Guitar Festival, both to benefit drug and alcohol rehabilitaiton.

Interviews
30 Oct 2019
The Sound of Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram talks with us about the blues, his guitars and how he gets his tone.

Interviews
09 Oct 2019
Alt-Pop Songwriter Lights on the Taylor Guitar She’s Toured Around the World

Alt-pop singer-songwriter Lights tells us about the Taylor Guitars 700 Series 712ce that she's toured the world with.

Interviews
30 Sep 2019
Backstage at Eric Clapton's 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival

We went backstage at Eric Clapton's 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival to chat with artists from its legendary lineup.

Interviews
27 Sep 2019
She Shreds Magazine Panel | Redefining Guitar Culture

We collaborated with guest curator/moderator Fabi Reyna, founder and editor of She Shreds, to explore redefining guitar culture with five artists who are shaping today's sound.

Interviews
16 Jul 2019
Reunited: Dave Navarro's 'Nothing's Shocking' Ibanez Guitar

When Dave Navarro pawned his custom Ibanez in 1991, he told himself he'd go back to pick it up that same night, but he never did. Twenty-eight years later it made its way to Guitar Center Hollywood and, through some local connections, back to Navarro himself. We chatted with Dave about how he and the guitar were separated and what it's like to reunite after all this time.

Interviews
06 Jun 2019
Fender Game Of Thrones Sigil Guitars | D.B. Weiss' Personal Collection

In celebration of Game of Thrones’ long-anticipated final season, Fender Custom Shop has teamed up with HBO to create three unique masterbuilt guitars, each representative of the houses made famous by the hit series. The trio, dubbed the Game of Thrones Sigil Collection, includes the Game of Thrones House Stark Telecaster; the Game of Thrones House Lannister Jaguar; and the Game of Thrones House Targaryen Stratocaster. We invited Game of Thrones Creator and Guitar Center Hollywood regular D.B. Weiss and his Sigil collection to our Vintage Room just days before the finale air date to learn the backstory on the collaboration, DB’s connection to playing guitars during his off-time on set, and an unexpected twist you can anticipate in the final episode.

Interviews
17 May 2019
Sister Rosetta Tharpe | The Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Guest writer Fabi Reyna shines a light on Sister Rosetta Tharpe and her legacy as the "Original Soul Sister."

Interviews
05 May 2019
In Conversation with She Shreds’ Founder Fabi Reyna and 5 Guitarists Elevating The Music Industry Today

When Guitar Center asked me to profile five guitarists, I wanted to put forth names that are doing something different, and that I truly believe in. Names that you might not have heard of yet but you will not stop talking about once you do. To better understand the force behind each artist and the tools behind the creativity, I asked each artist four questions that get down to the bottom of what drives ones passion and expression to create music and perform it for the world to see. - Fabi Reyna

Interviews
03 May 2019
Bri Murphy | Breedlove Guitars Artist

Breedlove artist Bri Murphy chats with us about her guitars, her city, and what keeps her inspired.

Interviews
01 May 2019
Gibson at a Crossroads | Emily Wolfe and Clapton's "Cream Guitar"

Eric Clapton's iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-335 is played by rising artist Emily Wolfe, and Gibson CMO Cesar Gueikian shares the company's approach to moving forward by looking back.

Interviews
22 Apr 2019

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