I interviewed Steve Howe for the second time in July of 2001, when Yes was on a North American tour performing with symphony orchestras.

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I've always thought that Foley was one of the best female guitarists around, so I asked her to name her favourite female players.

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I interviewed Robert Cray for the third time back in July of 2000, when he was heading to Vancouver to play a blues festival.

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I did my third interview with Joe Satriani in August of 1997, when he had just finished up recording his seventh studio album, Crystal Planet.

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I interviewed North Mississippi Allstars guitarist-vocalist Luther Dickinson two months after the release of the band's debut album.

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I interviewed Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson back in May of 1999, one month after his hard-rock band released its self-titled debut album.

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The cover of the G3 Live album showed Satch with a shaved head for the first time, so I asked him how it felt to cut all his hair off.

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I interviewed Joe Satriani back in August of 1997, one year after he'd launched the very first  G-3 Tour, with Steve Vai and Eric Johnson.

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Back in May of 1989 I interviewed guitar great John Sykes while he was promoting the debut album by his new power trio, Blue Murder.

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Back in May of 1989 I interviewed British guitarist John Sykes while he was promoting the debut album by his new band, Blue Murder. 

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