Gary Moore: The Official Biography

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Reesman, Bryan. "Skid Row's Debut at 30: Sebastian Bach & Rachel Bolan Break Down Their Rapid Ascent". Billboard . Retrieved 22 May 2022. Glenn talked about being “high maintenance” (no pun intended), and this would have been the coke talking. As much as Gary would have hated heroin, he would have despised coke just as much because it makes people completely obnoxious and impossible to deal with. Despite his early death in 2011, Gary Moore still has legions of devoted fans across the world who will be enthralled by this unique insight into the life of a guitar genius who did it his way and whose music lives on. METALLICA's Kirk Hammett said: " Gary Moore is definitely in my list of top five guitar influences, right up there with Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Michael Schenker. He just blew me away from the first time I heard him."

Speaking to writer Chris Welch in 1982, Gary mentioned a Spanish guitar that got busted up by a girlfriend – and this could easily have been Lisa. Sometimes she would go and hide out at Sharon’s place: “She would let me stay but told me I had to go and sort things out.” Eric Singer: Gary Moore 'Played Every Note Like It Was The Last Time He Would Ever Play It' ". Blabbermouth.net. 9 February 2011 . Retrieved 1 October 2020. Bad Boys Running Wild: Interview with John Sykes". Johnsykes.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008 . Retrieved 29 June 2020.Coincidence? Maybe. Then again, perhaps somebody had been inspired by what Gary had served up. There was also a view that perhaps the album was over-produced, too many nods to ELO in the string arrangements, and that Gary had made a mistake in putting his guitar straight through the mixing desk, using a DI unit, giving it a synthesised, fuzzy sound rather than the hefty, crunching sound from a regular amplifier. Gary Moore: Official Biography By Harry Shapiro Due In September". Blabbermouth.net. 4 August 2022 . Retrieved 6 August 2022. Bosso, Joe (3 March 2010). "Joe Bonamassa: My 11 favourite blues guitarists". MusicRadar . Retrieved 7 July 2020. Astley-Brown, Michael (2 May 2017). "Fender Custom Shop unveils Gary Moore Stratocaster electric guitar". MusicRadar . Retrieved 7 July 2020. Moore was often described as a virtuoso and has been cited as an influence by many other guitar players. He was voted as one of the greatest guitarists of all time on respective lists by Total Guitar and Louder. Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof said that "without question, [Moore] was one of the great Irish bluesmen". [1] For most of his career, Moore was heavily associated with Peter Green's famed 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar. Later he was honoured by Gibson and Fender with several signature model guitars.

Sebastian Bach Comments On 'SuperGroup' Season Finale". Blabbermouth.net. 3 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011 . Retrieved 7 July 2020.a b c d e f g h i j Sharken, Lisa. "Gary Moore: Still Got the Blues – Again!". Vintage Guitar Magazine . Retrieved 7 July 2020. a b c Perrone, Pierre (2 March 2011). "Thin Lizzy's Gary Moore in candid BBC One documentary". BBC . Retrieved 7 July 2020.