Steve Stevens

Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator,[1] and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won a Grammy in 1987: Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer and many others.[2] Stevens was in Vince Neil's band in 1993, touring and recording on Neil's album Exposed. In 1995, Stevens and Idol were briefly members of the group Neurotic Outsiders. Stevens was a founding member of the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens, which released Black Light Syndrome in 1997 and Situation Dangerous in 2000. He brought Spanish flamenco guitar stylings to the song "Pistolero" (1999) for the trance group Juno Reactor. During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared with Kings of Chaos. His "Steve Stevens" group headlined the closing performance at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, in April 2016. He is also a television personality on the E! show Married to Rock, alongside his wife, Josie Stevens.

Steve Stevens
Stevens performing in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Steven Bruce Schneider
Born	May 5, 1959 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, instrumental rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	Billy Idol, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Peter Criss Neurotic Outsiders, Kings of Chaos, Vince Neil, Deadland Ritual

His solo album releases include Atomic Playboys (1989)[1] and Flamenco a Go-Go (2000).

Discography

Solo albums

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

Movie soundtracks

• "Top Gun Anthem", Top Gun (1986)
• "Speed", Speed (1994)

Albums with Billy Idol

• Billy Idol (1982)
• Rebel Yell (1983)
• Whiplash Smile (1986)
• Devil's Playground (2005)
• Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014)

Album with Michael Jackson

• Bad (1987)

Album with Robert Palmer

• Don't Explain (1990)

Albums with Jerusalem Slim

• Jerusalem Slim (1992) – only released in Europe and Japan

Album with Vince Neil

• Exposed (1993)

Albums as a member of Bozzio Levin Stevens

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

Albums with Kyosuke Himuro

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

Albums with Gregg Bissonette

• Submarine (Stevens played on "Train to Willoughby") (2000)

Albums with Adam Bomb

• New York Times (Stevens played on "NY Child" "Cheyenne" "Saluda a Lola" & "Anxiety") produced by Jack Douglas (2001)

Albums with Sebastian Bach

• Give 'Em Hell (2014)

Other performances

• Peter Criss | Let Me Rock You (1982)
• Merry Axemas Vol.2 ; track 3 "Do You Hear What I Hear" (1998)
• The Fallout | Neodymium Project (2012)
• Desire | Meg Myers - Sorry (2014)
• I Will Always Be Yours | Ben Rector (2018)
• Down in Flames | Deadland Ritual (2018)

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who’s Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 343. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
2. Prato, Greg. "Biography: Steve Stevens". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

External links

• Ram 1997 (text)
• From Rockaway to L.A. 2014 (text)