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“My next-door neighbor was Paul McCartney. We got to talking, but I never told him who I was. I had this fear that he wouldn’t know me”: YouTubers, sloppy solos, Paco deLucía’s darkest tour secrets… in conversation with Al Di Meola and Julian Lage

When the two jazz giants joined the same interview, no topic was off the table

Guitar World · Jun 16

“I couldn’t believe it. When I was 15, I would skip school, take the bus into the city, and see the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore East”: Al Di Meola becomes the latest guitarist to play Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” on stage

Since going under the hammer for $11.56 million at the Jim Irsay auction, “Tiger” has also appeared on stage with Derek Trucks

Guitar World · May 5

“There’s more to life than just guitar. Once you've had a heart attack there’s always that thing in your mind that it could happen again”: How Al Di Meola’s heart attack led to his anti-ICE concert with Tom Morello and Bruce Springsteen

Aware he’s in the last quarter of his football game of life, the health alert has made Di Meola determined to make more of a difference – politically and musically

Guitar World · Mar 2

“It was very simplistic compared to my later compositions”: It may have been inspired by the Kinks, but Al Di Meola's Race with Devil on Spanish Highway is one of the great virtuoso displays in guitar history. Watch the maestro play it with Steve Vai

This intimate rehearsal clip shows the fretwork of both guitar legends up-close

Guitar World · Jan 17, 2025

“When I joined, Ozzy told me I'd often hear people scream out Randy's name during a show”: Zakk Wylde discusses Ozzy Osbourne's hard-and-fast guitar rules, and the friendly shadows of Randy Rhoads and Jake E. Lee, in his first Guitar World interview

Not long into his dream gig, Wylde sat down with GW for a chat about his favorite guitarists of the era, and what Ozzy discouraged him from doing on the guitar

Guitar World · Jan 14, 2025

“The record industry is, pretty much, dead”: Al Di Meola speaks out about the lack of opportunities for young musicians

Al Di Meola bemoans the death of the record industry

MusicRadar · Oct 11, 2024

​​“There are a lot of electric players that just cannot play a nylon-string guitar”: Al Di Meola on why he opts to practice on an acoustic guitar – even when preparing for electric-heavy tours

Di Meola says a nylon guitar's response time is slower than that of an electric, which forces the player to work harder, especially when executing fast phrases

Guitar World · Oct 5, 2024

“In the fusion era of the ’70s, we were always thinking of the record. I don't associate him with any record yet”: Al Di Meola gives his take on the Matteo Mancuso phenomenon

Al Di Meola stresses how important it is for young guitarists to develop their songwriting skills alongside their technique

Guitar World · May 29, 2024

Great new prog you really must hear from Tim Bowness, Al Di Meola, The Omnific, Kaipa and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds you really should check out from Storm Deva, Magic Fig, Kati Rán, Oresund Space Collective and more...

Louder · May 24, 2024

Ai Di Meola announces new studio album Twentyfour

Fusion legend Al Di Meola will release his latest studio album Twentyfour in July

Louder · Mar 5, 2024