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Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil reflects on Freddie Mercury & Co, from the new book Long Live Queen
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ZZ Top's Dusty Hill: I shot myself, but I have no regrets
A man with a huge beard and an equally voluminous sense of humour, Dusty Hill tells Classic Rock about shooting himself and what he'd like written on his tombstone
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A 60s guitar prodigy who shaped Dylan’s sound and blew Clapton away, Bloomfield had the world at his feet. But he would never quite fulfil his promise.
