Steve Stevens

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Steve Stevens
Stevens performing in 2008
Stevens performing in 2008
Background information
Birth nameSteven Bruce Schneider
Born (1959-05-05) May 5, 1959 (age 62)
New York, New York, United States
GenresHard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, instrumental rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1979–present
Associated actsBilly Idol, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Peter Criss Neurotic Outsiders, Kings of Chaos, Vince Neil, Deadland Ritual

Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator,[1] and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won a Grammy in 1987: Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and many others.[2] Stevens was in Vince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album Exposed. In 1995, Stevens and Idol were briefly members of the group Neurotic Outsiders. Stevens was a founding member of the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens, which released Black Light Syndrome in 1997 and Situation Dangerous in 2000. He brought Spanish flamenco guitar stylings to the song "Pistolero" (1999) for the trance group Juno Reactor. During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared with Kings of Chaos. His "Steve Stevens" group headlined the closing performance at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, in April 2016. He is also a television personality on the E! show Married to Rock, alongside his wife, Josie Stevens.

Career[]

His solo album releases include Atomic Playboys (1989),[1] Flamenco a Go-Go (1999), and Memory Crash (2008).

Discography[]

Solo albums[]

Movie soundtracks[]

Albums with Billy Idol[]

Album with Michael Jackson[]

Album with Robert Palmer[]

Albums with Jerusalem Slim[]

  • Jerusalem Slim (1992) – only released in Europe and Japan

Album with Vince Neil[]

Albums as a member of Bozzio Levin Stevens[]

Albums with Kyosuke Himuro[]

  • I·De·A (1997)
  • Collective Souls (1998)
  • The One Night Stands (1998)
  • Mellow (2000)
  • Beat Haze Odyssey (2000)
  • Follow the Wind (2003)

Albums with Gregg Bissonette[]

  • Submarine (Stevens played on "Train to Willoughby") (2000)

Albums with Adam Bomb[]

  • New York Times (Stevens played on "NY Child" "Cheyenne" "Saluda a Lola" & "Anxiety") produced by Jack Douglas (2001)

Albums with Sebastian Bach[]

Other performances[]

  • Peter Criss | Let Me Rock You (1982)
  • Ric Ocasek "This Side of Paradise" (1986)
  • Merry Axemas Vol.2 ; track 3 "Do You Hear What I Hear" (1998)
  • The Fallout | Neodymium Project (2012)
  • Desire | Meg Myers - Sorry (2014)
  • I Will Always Be Yours | Ben Rector (2018)
  • Down in Flames | Deadland Ritual (2018)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 343. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Biography: Steve Stevens". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

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