Arun Starkey

Credit: Far Out / Carl Lender To construct a genuinely distinctive guitar sound, natural talent must be fused with ingenuity, including borrowing aspects from those who have already risen to the top. The late Eddie Van Halen greatly understood this as he formed a blistering approach that would revitalise guitar playing. Van Halen understood that innovation rarely emerges in isolation.

Credit: Far Out / Linda McCartney Despite the myriad of brilliant songwriting duos over the years, no one comes close in impact or significance to John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Steering the journey of The Beatles, the pair of Liverpudlians changed the world, with the effects of their music still reverberating throughout life today, over 50 years since the band’s split. Few songwriting partnerships have been analysed as intensely as Lennon and McCartney’s.

Stevie Nicks 14 hours ago The 1965 number Stevie Nicks called a “perfect” love song faroutmagazine.co.uk - Arun Starkey • 14h As a member of the countercultural generation, Stevie Nicks witnessed the rise of pioneering acts that reshaped the musical landscape. Being part of … George Harrison 23 hours ago What George Harrison's Ex-Wife Pattie Boyd Looks Like Now thelist.com - O. Z.