“Every time I watch videos of her playing guitar, I'm just melted on the floor. I think she's one of the most genius guitar players”: Danielle Haim names her biggest guitar influences, including the player she calls “the most underrated”

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Danielle Haim of Haim performs on the Park stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Redferns).

Haim have had a pretty, pretty good 2025. The band released their fourth album, I Quit, and lead single Relationships is one of the best songs of the year, in our book.

Now, in an interview with Guitar World, middle Haim sister Danielle - the band’s lead guitarist and vocalist - has been reflecting on not only their ongoing success but the musical influences that shaped her. “I love muted jabs and more rhythmic playing. I think that's the stuff that I really, really love,” she says.