Latest about Marty Friedman
![[L-R] Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6b2UYq8fYkcdrwb7DktTgg-840-80.jpg.webp)
Dave Mustaine reflects on Marty Friedman’s Megadeth departure: “What happened to Marty was definitely not okay”
The Megadeth leader recalls the circumstances surrounding Friedman's exit from the band with a sense of regret in the new issue of Guitar World
Watch "Kirk Hammett" and "Marty Friedman" shred Mötley Crüe's Dr. Feelgood in blockbuster TikTok guitar battle
Guitarist Kyle Norris also donned his best Mick Mars costume to officiate the fictional but impressively accurate duel
Marty Friedman on why streaming listeners are skipping guitar solos: “Solos often have an obligatory existence – they must be there for a deeper reason”
The former Megadeth man says guitar solos are often included to meet a quota, rather than because the song actually requires one
Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, George Lynch, Dee Snider and more to feature on all-star Leslie West tribute album
Hear the album's first single – Wylde's loving, tough-as-nails interpretation of Mountain's Blood Of The Sun – now
![[L-R] Marty Friedman and Mateus Asato](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjxX9fGHBKCGiPJsLaE39P-840-80.jpg.webp)
Marty Friedman enlists Mateus Asato for a soaring instrumental cover of Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over
The performance was recorded at Friedman's April show in Osaka for his Tokyo Jukebox Tour 2021
Marty Friedman: "I spend 80 percent of my time on the arrangement. If I have that beautiful frame, the notes I play inside it are going to really come through"
On the goosebumps-inducing Tokyo Jukebox 3, shred great Friedman tackles the Japanese pop charts
6 guitar pros on how to prepare your playing for tour
Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Marty Friedman, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Morse and Michael Landau on how they get stage-ready
Marty Friedman explains why “playing slow is a thousand times more difficult than playing fast”
The former Megadeth man on why he doesn't like being labeled a “shredder”
![[L-R] Marty Friedman and Madonna](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HKstCmU69trEbuTYeKymCN-840-80.jpg.webp)
