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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Andrew Daly

“I found myself sitting next to Keith Richards – just two guys playing the guitar. Doesn’t get much better than that!” From Eric Clapton to Daft Punk and Avenged Sevenfold, Greg Leisz has played with everyone. But don’t call him a session guitarist

STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Musician Greg Leisz performs onstage during Norman's Rare Guitars "Guitar Summit" benefiting The Midnight Mission at The Write-off Room on September 08, 2024 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images).

Greg Leisz doesn’t consider himself a session musician – but his résumé in the field is unparalleled. He’s worked with Matthew Sweet, Smashing Pumpkins, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Daft Punk, and so many others we’d be kept going for ages.

“I was always interested in connecting the parts on the records to the names I was seeing,” he says. “But playing on records myself was a pipe dream.”

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