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The most impressive showing from week four of auditions was an aspiring preacher with a voice so powerful it blew Lionel Richie away from the judges' desk. And he was only 17, too. Need a break?
Kotzen, now 55, reflected on a party he attended at Stevie Nicks’ house in the early 1990s. At the time, he was a young musician just starting to make waves in the industry. Nicks, who was in her ...
Exclusive: Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, whose debut Smith/Kotzen album is out now, chat about songwriting and lyrics.
Somewhere in a parallel universe, Richie Kotzen is tearing up riffs onstage with Nine Inch Nails. But in this one, Poison happened—and that was enough to kill the deal.
Richie Kotzen has revealed that he almost joined Nine Inch Nails, but he explains the reason why he didn't get the gig in the ...
The worlds of Richie Kotzen and Trent Reznor may feel far removed, but it turns out that bassist Jeordie White (AKA Twiggy ...
Richie Kotzen has revealed that he almost joined Nine Inch Nails, but the opportunity was cruelly taken away when his glam ...
Rounding out the Top 10 this week, we could have the debut album of Smith/Kozen, a duo composed of Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith ...
Billy Bob Thornton heads back to ‘The Patch,’ Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen talks about their new album, and ‘Black Mirror’ ...
Sir Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons, Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen, and veteran English Mods Chris Pope & The Chords UK.
Returning with one of the hard-rock records of the year, the dynamic duo talk tone, collaboration, and the limits of technique and gear ...