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Steve Stevens
Stevens in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Steven Bruce Schneider
Born	(1959-05-05)May 5, 1959 (age 65) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock,glam metal,heavy metal,instrumental rock,post-punk,new wave,power pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboards
Years active	1979–present

Steve Stevens (bornSteven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known asBilly Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator,^[1] and for his lead guitar work on the theme toTop Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won aGrammy in 1987:Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Stevens has played forMichael Jackson,Ric Ocasek,Robert Palmer, and many others.^[2] He was inVince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his albumExposed and was a founding member of the supergroupBozzio Levin Stevens, which releasedBlack Light Syndrome in 1997 andSituation Dangerous in 2000. He played Spanish flamenco guitar on the song "Pistolero" (1999) for the trance groupJuno Reactor. During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared withKings of Chaos. His "Steve Stevens" group headlined the closing performance at the Musikmesse inFrankfurt, Germany, in April 2016. He is also a television personality on the E! showMarried to Rock, alongside his wife,Josie Stevens.

His solo album releases includeAtomic Playboys (1989),^[1]Flamenco a Go-Go (1999), andMemory Crash (2008).

• The Guitar World According to Steve Stevens (1986 cassette from the music magazineGuitar World)
• Atomic Playboys (1989)
• Akai Guitar Sample Collection (1994)
• Flamenco a Go-Go (1999)
• Memory Crash (2008)

• 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)

• This Side of Paradise (1986)

• Jerusalem Slim (1992)

• Exposed (1993)

• Black Light Syndrome (1997)
• Situation Dangerous (2000)

• I·De·A (1997)
• The One Night Stands Live (1998)
• Mellow (2000)
• Beat Haze Odyssey (2000)
• Follow the Wind (2003)

• "Down in Flames" (2018)
• "Broken and Bruised" (2019)

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