Steve Stevens' guitar work has been crucial to Billy Idol’s repertoire. Indeed, the Eyes Without a Face hitmaker’s longtime guitar slinger and right-hand man has drawn parallels to luminaries like Eddie Van Halen, thanks to a playing style for which he is as revered for his rhythm playing as he is his solos.
Despite those connections – along with the fact they both played with similar artists throughout their careers – Stevens never felt pressured to compete with Van Halen, and instead ventured out to find his own voice.
