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Steve Stevens
American guitarist (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. 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 the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1987.
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Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and many others.[2] He was in Vince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album Exposed and was a founding member of the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens, which released Black Light Syndrome in 1997 and Situation Dangerous in 2000. He played Spanish flamenco guitar on 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.
In 2025, Stevens was nominated for induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Idol.[3]
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Career
His solo album releases include Atomic Playboys (1989),[1] Flamenco a Go-Go (1999), and Memory Crash (2008).
Discography
Studio 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 (2008)
with Billy Idol
- Billy Idol (1982)
- Rebel Yell (1983)
- Whiplash Smile (1986)
- Devil's Playground (2005)
- Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014)
- The Roadside (2021)
- The Cage (2022)
- Dream Into It (2025)
with Ric Ocasek
- This Side of Paradise (1986)
with Jerusalem Slim
- Jerusalem Slim (1992)
with Vince Neil
- Exposed (1993)
with Bozzio Levin Stevens
- Black Light Syndrome (1997)
- Situation Dangerous (2000)
with Kyosuke Himuro
- I·De·A (1997)
- The One Night Stands Live (1998)
- Mellow (2000)
- Beat Haze Odyssey (2000)
- Follow the Wind (2003)
with Deadland Ritual
- "Down in Flames" (2018)
- "Broken and Bruised" (2019)
As Featured Singles
Guest appearances
Soundtrack appearances
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References
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