  steve stevens (born steven bruce schneider on may 5, 1959) is an american guitarist and songwriter. he is best known for playing for other artists (most notably billy idol, michael jackson, and vince neil) and less so for his solo efforts (atomic playboys and flamenco a go-go), collaborations (bozzio levin stevens, a.k.a. black light syndrome), and as an in-demand session guitarist. he is also a television personality on the e! show married to rock, alongside his wife, josie stevens. he is also known for his diverse collaborations. one notable example is his spanish guitar stylings for the trance group juno reactor in the song pistolero. steve stevens is one of the most original guitarists to emerge from the â80s rock scene, best known for his 30 year partnership with billy idol, his work on michael jacksonâs âdirty dianaâ, his grammy award winning performance on âtop gun anthemâ and his work with vince neil on âexposedâ. stevens catalog of hit songs that he co-wrote & performed alongside idol include ârebel yellâ, âeyes without a faceâ and âflesh for fantasyâ. they sound as fresh and relevant today as the day they were released, as evidenced by being recently covered by artists as varied as miley cyrus, green day, queens of the stone age, him, black veil brides, children of bodom, dope, daughtry, sum 41, blink 182, drowning pool, murderdolls, deathstars and the donnas.in addition to currently working on a new record together, idol & stevens co
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