Steve Stevens

Steve Stevens
Stevens performing with Billy Idol in 2008 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Background information
Birth name	Steven Bruce Schneider
Born	May 5, 1959 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, post-punk, electronica, blues rock, progressive rock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion, tribal house, goa trance, flamenco
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Juno Reactor, Vince Neil, Sebastian Bach
Website	Official Steve Stevens
Notable instruments
Godin Guitars Music Man Axis Knaggs Guitars Steve Stevens Signature

Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider on May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for playing for other artists (most notably Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, and Vince Neil)^[1] and less so for his solo efforts (Atomic Playboys and Flamenco a Go-Go), collaborations (Bozzio Levin Stevens, a.k.a. Black Light Syndrome), and as an in-demand session guitarist. He is also a television personality on the E! show Married to Rock, alongside his wife, Josie Stevens. He is also known for his diverse collaborations. One notable example is his Spanish guitar stylings for the trance group Juno Reactor in the song Pistolero.

Discography

Solo albums

• The Guitar World According To Steve Stevens (1986 cassette from the music magazine Guitar World)
• Atomic Playboys (1989)
• Akai Guitar Sample Collection (1994)
• Flamenco a Go-Go (1999)
• Memory Crash on Magna Carta Records (2008)

Movie soundtracks

• "Top Gun Anthem", Top Gun (1986)
• "Speed", Speed (1994)

Albums with Billy Idol

Stevens with Billy Idol at Bospop 2010 in Weert, Netherlands

• Billy Idol (1982)
• Rebel Yell (1983)
• Whiplash Smile (1986)
• Vital Idol (1987)
• Idol Songs: 11 of the Best (1988)
• Greatest Hits (2001)
• VH1 Storytellers (2002)
• Devil's Playground (2005)
• The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself (2008)
• Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014)

Albums With Michael Jackson

• Bad (1987)

Albums with Robert Palmer

• Don't Explain (1990)

Albums with Jerusalem Slim

• Jerusalem Slim (1992)

Albums With Vince Neil

• Exposed (1993)

Albums as a member of Bozzio Levin Stevens

• Black Light Syndrome (1997)
• Situation Dangerous (2000)

Albums with Sebastian Bach

• Give 'Em Hell (2014)

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Biography: Steve Stevens". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

External links

• Official Steve Stevens Facebook page
• Steve Stevens Online Guitar Lessons

Additional interviews

• Ram 1997 (text)
• Gitarre & Bass 1998 (text)
• Mad Pod 2005 (audio)
• From Rockaway to L.A. 2014 (text)