The most mercurial guitarist of his generation, Jeff Beck never conformed to the conventional image of a guitar hero, repeatedly leaving or breaking up bands before their commercial potential could be realised.
He restlessly changed style from one album to the next, refusing to be tied down musically. And his live performances were intermittent – although seldom short of breathtaking. As Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi said, "he was an outstanding, iconic, genius guitar player - there will never be another Jeff Beck. His playing was very special and distinctively brilliant."
