Blow by Blow

Pre-order the unexplored story of rock’s greatest and perhaps most enigmatic instrumentalist.“This is the book Jeff deserves. It’s honest, thoughtful, and true”JOHNNY DEPP "Fine, fine work … full of deep insights and takes one into Jeff Beck’s life, mind, and singular artistic brilliance … Beck’s story is the stuff of legends and is told masterfully in this high-volume volume”BILLY F. GIBBONSWith his shag haircut and white Stratocaster guitar, Jeff Beck was an icon known and loved by millions.Yet somehow, he maintained the ineffable low profile cool of a cult hero as he glided through six decades of musical trends with nary a lapse in taste. Not to say he ever played it safe.What other guitarist can lay claim to performing with opera star Luciano Pavarotti, mainstream television personality Kelly Clarkson, and professional degenerates like Guns N' Roses with equal grace and wit?As Beck himself once quipped, “I'm an awkward son of a bitch when it comes to doing the expected.”From the authors of the critically acclaimed oral history on Eddie Van Halen, Eruption, Blow by Blow is a revealing narrative of this legend of guitar, featuring brand new interviews with the icon himself as well as his famous colleagues, collaborators, and loved ones"Fine, fine work … skilfully and artfully captures the story of one of the truly great heroes of the guitar: Jeff Beck. Jeff, in a very real way, stands as a gifted artist and innovator who refined his technical skills to a super-detailed, personal point. The same is true of this great book. It’s full of deep insights and takes one into Jeff Beck’s life, mind, and singular artistic brilliance … Beck’s story is the stuff of legends and is told masterfully in this high-volume volume”BILLY F. GIBBONS

Brad Tolinski (Author) Brad Tolinski is Editorial Director of Guitar World, Revolver and Guitar Aficionado. Over the past two decades, he has interviewed Jimmy Page more than any other writer. His previous publications include Guitars that Shook the World: A Star Studded Collection of the World’s Most Famous Guitars and Classic Hendrix: The Ultimate Hendrix Experience.Chris Gill (Author) Chris Gill is a regular contributor to Guitar World magazine. He is also the author of Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen and contributed extensive guitar background and historical text to Eric Clapton’s Six String Stories and Jeff Beck’s Beck 01: Hot Rods and Rock & Roll. Gill has also interviewed Jeff on many occasions, including spending many hours with the guitarist at his home in England.