The Latest Breaking News from Desmond Child

“When I was a teenager, Frampton Comes Alive was such a huge record"

You’ve heard the Swedish guitarist on over 100 gold or platinum records. He tells his war stories from decades of session work, from fighting for all-important missing credits to playing with his heroes – and writing the song that finally brought Alice Cooper and Jeff Beck together…

Slippery When Wet turned Bon Jovi from also-rans to multi-platinum superstars

1999 modern prog masterpiece – their first record with Jordan Rudess – came after the dismissal of Derek Sherinian, the demise of internal “fake democracy” and fights with their label and the media

From sweeping studio floors to superstardom, Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet album turned them into superstars

"It was quite a process and I believe that each triple-neck is worth about $50,000 – not in materials, but as far as what it costs the company to make them"

Aerosmith have now enjoyed decades of superstardom, but go back to early 1987 and they were staring down the barrel

Desmond Child has written multi-platinum songs for Bon Jovi, Kiss and Aerosmith – but it wouldn’t have happened if his own career as a musician hadn’t failed

Bon Jovi and Aerosmith hitmaker Desmond Child on the rise of grunge: "Nirvana had a star that captivated everyone's imagination"