Steve Stevens

Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; 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 also 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. Between 2012 and 2016, he appeared with the Kings of Chaos. 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

External links

• Ram 1997 (text)
• From Rockaway to L.A. 2014 (text)