Back in 1993, the great John Hiatt sang, “Oh, it breaks my heart to see those stars/Smashing a perfectly good guitar.” Whether allegorical or not, Hiatt – in his song, Perfectly Good Guitar, from his ...
After another destroyed guitar controversy at Coachella, is guitar smashing simply not cool anymore?
Last weekend at Coachella, Indo-Canadian artist AP Dhillon participated in the long-standing tradition of guitar smashing. However, the reactions to him smashing his metallic gold ESP LTD Kirk Hammett ...
Townshend explained that he never felt any regret about destroying his instruments because he never formed an emotional attachment to them. “Young kids that buy their first really good guitar end up ...
As a solo artist, Roger Daltrey produced hits like “Walking the Dog”, “Written on the Wind”, and “Giving It All Away.” While classic songs, that was just a taste of Daltrey’s promising career as he ...
The Indo-Canadian Punjabi rapper AP Dhillon caused a stir back home in India by smashing an ESP LTD Kirk Hammett V guitar at the end of his set at Coachella last weekend. In contrast to the Western ...
On Feb. 6, Saturday Night Live was hosted by Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy and featured musical performances from Grammy-Award nominated artist Phoebe Bridgers. During her SNL debut, Bridgers took her ...
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How guitar smashing became rock and roll ritual
Rock and roll has always been about excess, rebellion, and raw emotional release, and few acts capture that spirit like the destruction of a guitar on stage. This video traces the history of guitar ...
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