Alan di Perna

Alan di Perna

In a career that spans five decades, Alan di Perna has written for pretty much every magazine in the world with the word “guitar” in its title, as well as other prestigious outlets such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Creem, Player, Classic Rock, Musician, Future Music, Keyboard, grammy.com and reverb.com. He is author of Guitar Masters: Intimate Portraits, Green Day: The Ultimate Unauthorized History and co-author of Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Sound Style and Revolution of the Electric Guitar. The latter became the inspiration for the Metropolitan Museum of Art/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibition “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll.” As a professional guitarist/keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist, Alan has worked with recording artists Brianna Lea Pruett, Fawn Wood, Brenda McMorrow, Sat Kartar and Shox Lumania.

Latest articles by Alan di Perna

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From the Archive: AC/DC's Angus Young and Brian Johnson Discuss the 'Stiff Upper Lip' Album

By Alan di Perna published

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From the Archive: Jimmy Page Discusses Tour and Album with The Black Crowes

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Scott Ian and Danny Spitz of Anthrax Discuss New Album, 'Sound of White Noise,' in 1993 Guitar World Interview

By Alan di Perna published

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Steve Vai Discusses Devin Townsend and New Album, 'Sex And Religion,' in 1993 Guitar World Interview

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Slash Talks Guitars and Guns N' Roses in 1992 Guitar World Interview

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Interview: Roger Waters, David Gilmour Discuss Making 'The Wall' in 2000 Guitar World Interview

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Steve Vai and Joe Satriani Open Up in 1990 Guitar World Interview

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Interview: Red Hot Chili Peppers on the 20th Anniversary of 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik'

By Alan di Perna published

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Interview: Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer on the New Red Hot Chili Peppers Album, 'I'm With You'

By Alan di Perna published

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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Flea Talks About Moving on Without John Frusciante

By Alan di Perna published

The following is an excerpt from Guitar World's October 2011 cover story on the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Keep an eye out for the issue on newsstands, or purchase in issue in our online store here.

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Klaus Voormann Discusses His Lifelong Musical and Artistic Association with The Beatles

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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne remember Randy Rhodes

By Alan di Perna published

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Randy Rhoads: Hollywood Knights

By Alan di Perna published

Kelly Garni recalls his wild-and-crazy teenage years with Randy Rhoads, his best friend and Quiet Riot bandmate.

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Favorite Solos: Alan di Perna (Associate Editor)

By Alan di Perna published

Associate Editor Alan di Perna chooses his top-five favorite solos.

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The Doors: Strange Days… Again

By Alan di Perna published

The man who orchestrated the Doors’ dark cabaret, Ray Manzarek, reflects on Jim Morrison, Echo & the Bunnymen and life as a solo artist for Guitar World.

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Pink Floyd: In a Pig’s Eye

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Ozzy Osbourne: The Age of Innocence

By Alan di Perna published

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Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train

By Alan di Perna published

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Nirvana: The Band Who Sold the World

By Alan di Perna published

Guitar World recounts the evolution of Nirvana, and how they came to record Nevermind, the great radio-friendly unit shifter that became the high-watermark of the alternative rock era.

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Nirvana: Season Finale

By Alan di Perna published

Guitar World takes a behind-the-scenes look at Nirvana’s brilliant performance on MTV’s Unplugged.

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ZZ Top: A Texan in New York

By Alan di Perna published

As ZZ Top prepared to release their 1999 album, the rockin’ and raunchy XXX, Guitar World spent a long and fascinating night on the town with Billy Gibbons.

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ZZ Top: Use Your Illusion

By Alan di Perna published

Guitar World asks, Blues bad-asses? Pop visionaries? Media magicians? Will the real ZZ Top please stand up!

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AC/DC: Working Stiffs

By Alan di Perna published

Welcome to the AC/DC assembly line, where the men are small, the riffs are loud, and everyone keeps a Stiff Upper Lip.

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AC/DC: Hard as a Rock

By Alan di Perna published

The world's favorite overgrown adolescent is back to rock the school. In an in-depth interview, Angus Young explains why he loves to take his show on the road.

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