On January 20, 2025, one of my all-time guitar heroes, John Sykes, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. He was only 65. Like a great many rock guitarists, John’s emotional, chop-laden lead work and well-crafted riffing had a huge influence on me. Ditto his larger-than-life tone.
In my humble opinion, though, outside of guitar playing circles this great man was criminally underrated.
