Agreed...George is one of those guys whom I instantly know its him ...especially when he solos...he has these fluid legato lines thst are smooth and angular and nasty all at the same time and they are so distinctly his own. Brilliant player
the poser wanna be class, he chased Randy Rhoads students away when filling in, but he is a great guy and great player, I never thought Doken was good enough for him
to be accurate, the class of bands like RAT POISON, etc but again, none of those bands are even good enough for him, he was born in the wrong period is what im saying.
George Lynch is 70!! Holy sh!t!! He has kept himself in great shape. Back in the 80's I had a huge love of Dokken because of George's insane playing and tone. He had his time as my favorite guitar player. I remember reading a Guitar World magazine article about George, and I remember it described George something like he stalked the stage like a praying mantis which I thought was so cool. No one played like him. Truly a legend. Really great interview. So cool to hear George's thoughts about Edward. You can obviously see a great love and respect George had for him.
"A Force of Nature....." that's probably the best description I can think of when we talk about the Birth (the first time experiencing) EVH. Well put, George.
As a teen, I wore out Dokken cassettes in my car as well as the old double speaker "boom boxes" as they were called....... Fast forward 30 years I had a life saving surgery in 2019, it was a monster of an experience. a few months later I was still in recovery mode and a friend of mine bought me a ticket to see Blandini that was featuring George Lynch and spent an extra $100 on me so we could have a meet and greet after the show (mistake)............ We were made to stand outside of the shuttle bus outside for almost 1 hour, I was getting really uncomfortable given my condition (to be fair it isn't like anyone could've known that or would care at the venue).......... We were finally told we could enter the bus if we wanted to. Mr. Lynch was seated at the front of the shuttle and he was drunk still drinking beer from a plastic cup. (again it was 2019, he claims he doesn't drink today, perhaps not?)......I won't go into the words said that night but George Lynch "drunk" is a smartass100%, I quickly realized it wasn't worth the time I waited...It wasn't my fault Lynch couldn't talk loud enough to be heard that evening......... Jeff Blando was exceptionally nice but I wasn't familiar with him, only learning he was Vince Neal's guitarist the day of the show, I am not a Motley fan, not even as a kid so,,, OK.............It's strange but that experience changed everything about me hearing Dokken music. I've been told it isn't always a good decision to meet the people you're a fan of for their talent because the "person" may not be a personality you'd expect. I now understand.......... I tolerated the show, thought it was cool being in a small venue seeing George Lynch, but looking back truly it was a mediocre show at best.
I just watched an interview George did with some cat with dyed black hair, and George was just brutal!! He just tore into the guy. This interview went way better.
I met Goerge at a show at Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston in late 2003.Lynch Mob just finished and George was in the audience. Before I could approach George, George approached me and I was pleasantly surprised. He asked me if I saw his set and I told him that YES I DID!!! And it was fantastic. He then asked me about the sound that Lynch Mob was given out front. I did go on to,tell him about what I heard and noticed about the sound and he seemed thankful for my intel and appreciation. He was very polite and I introduced him to my guitarist at the time, Mr. Rusty Cooley. He said he had already heard about Rusty and I introduced them I believe they had met before. But I must say that George has always been a huge part of my musical life. He is one of my top 5 most favorite guitarists of ALL TIME! Thank you George for everything Brother. I really am thankful for you and your music Sir. Bless you, DD
Don't discount Jake E. Lee...I know his playing has changed since his Ozzy/Badlands days and despite what your thoughts are on Red Dragon Cartel....I got to sit in on 2 of RDCs soudnchecks and hung with Jake for a bit and he played some things during soudncheck just screwing around and I assure you he most certainly still has the chops. His tastes have changed and he has said flat out he doesn't want or need to go out and shred like he used to...its just not what he is interested in doing musically. He's got tendon issues in his right hand that he is having surgery on soon.
George has matured exceptionally well - can't believe he's almost 70 here... the first 2 Lynch Mob albums were superb and not just for the playing but the songs were amazing too. Great to see him here and as someone already said here, another monster from the era.
I couldn’t do Don Dokken, but George is a monster. Jake E Lee, George Lynch and the G.O.AT Eddie Van Halen! He looks amazing for 70!!! Plays like a monster still. Eddie did again too on that last tour. Man I’m missing EVH! Thanks for this!
George is just the coolest guy, great great guitarist, and the man has such an interesting history on his own and being around rock legends!!! Almost 70? Guy looks amazing and is still playing like a legend himself!!! Thanks!
I also think George lynch was one of the only guys with a style of his own back in the early 80's.. his long, crying lines and great rhythm playing caught my attention and 40 years later he's still evolving, working hard and sounding fantastic . 🤘
I'll never forget the first time I heard EVH or the first time I heard George Lynch! It's cool to hear his stories and you always ask great Qs, Jeff! 🎸
EVH in his own category. BUT GL is to this day my #1 guitarist of this planet. Great interview for sure. I'm going to be 50 this month and both guitar gods (Dokken, LM & VH) have been a part of my life since im a kid buying their actual records.
Great interview! Imop…the late 70’s and 80’s were the greatest time for rock bands. To be fair I was 10 yrs old in 1980. So I was prime age for that scene. It was amazing!
One Leviathan shares memories of another. Mr. Lynch is always too humble. We would not have the (guitar) community we have today without both. Great interview, Man. Thanks. 🤘
Great interview! We have pretty limited amount of recorded material from Eddie - and especially Randy - , but we are lucky to have over 50 albums worth of material from George. He may not be as famous or revered as the other two, however he is the only one still alive and putting out quality inspiration. George Rules!
Thanks! He’s definitely a Hero so trying to balance fanboy and interviewer was a concern. Thanks for the compliment! I’m always trying to improve my questions and listening skills.
Jeff, this is epic! Great interview with the one and only George Lynch! Wow! I'm blown away! Another SoCal guitar monster! He is so down to earth. I love the new studio set-up and how you zoomed in and out. That was super cool. You are totally killin' it brother! Thanks George and thank you Jeff for all of your diligence in bringing us EVH stories! History book stuff! 🐅🎸❤🤍🖤🎸
This is FANTASTIC! George talks about not having much of a memory, but just hearing him weigh in on the earlier LA scene, players, influences, etc... It's cool to hear him put the whole Eddie/Randy thing to rest too. Randy was great for who he was, but EVH was really the game-changer for George. Randy, Warren, etc. No shame there. He changed everything for all of us.
@@tojorozombie Lol, George was never the guy... Eddie was the greatest. Randy was incredible. And then there was George. Nobody thought he was great ask Don Dokken or Ozzy. There's a reason nobody has wanted him.
i ran into lynch in a hotel lobby at a NAMM (i think it was 2012 or 2013) one of my biggest regrets in life was not taking a moment (and risk?) to say something to him. but in the moment, i just couldn't come up with any kind of ice-breaker that i was certain he hadn't heard 27,341 times before.
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! George is my favorite guitarist, and Eddie is right there too. My first concert was Van Halen in 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena. George just said some of the most honest and insightful things than I have ever heard him say before. Very cool to hear him just talking for the most part and not in full interview mode.
Saw Ed 3 times and in front row. Loved him, love George too.. Saw Randy on the Diary tour his musicality, playing , image ,performance worked for me more. Love all 3 but Randy is my #1. He never got the chance like Ed and George to go on to his potential. He was robbed.
I had heard that Eddie was invited to participate in the Hear 'n Aid project, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. Either he was on tour or had prior commitments.
Just about every guitar player remembers where there were when they first heard Eddie. I had been trying to learn Michael Schenker's riffs and then one night in Feb 1978 sitting in my room listening to an FM station "here's a new band from L.A. called "Van Halen". Oh that TONE! It wasn't just the taps and dive bombs. Schenker had great tone but Eddie's was from another planet...
It’s cool to hear about what certain music scenes were like. The LA music scene took a lot of twists and turns from the mid 60s into the mid 90s. I’m sure there are still great bands playing the clubs there that get overlooked…..but back in the 70s, so did VH,Quiet Riot, Runaways, and even more so, bands like George mentioned A La Carte. Now is the time to get those interviews because none of the people who were there are getting any younger!!
Great interview. I saw Lynch Mob open up for Queensryche in 1990 in Amsterdam, it was phenomenal. Wicked Sensation was a great album!!! George Lynch Alex Skolnick Vinnie Moore Satch Vai EVH Bettancourt These were the guitarists of the 80’s that did it for me 🤟🤟🤟
His ONLY truly great album. George was fast, but for some reason only on one album did he get all the dimensions of playing guitar together. That's where the story ends.
@@YtuserSumone-rl6swI disagree. I like the last 2 or 3 Lynch Mob albums he has out out with Oni back in the band quite a bit. WS is his strongest album...but I highly suggest giving The Brotherhood, Rebellion and the other ones he's put out in the last few years a listen. They are superb albums. Not to mention the KXM albums...I think those are exceptional as well
@@warborn_inc. I'm glad you disagree and like it. That's what keeps music going. I did listen to those albums and they have good production and instrument tone and things going on. The songs and solos aren't melodicly outstanding imo. but still solid. That's fine, lots or most of music people listen to is like that.
Eddie put the time in instead of partying as a young teen he and his fretboard where one 😊as George said he played till it was in his bones we all chase that brown sound of the early Eddie but in reality he could play a fender vibro champ and still he was Eddie man in his bones it was all him all his dedication as a young boy until he was a teen and bamm ed was a self taught phucking animal he really did make it look easy when the first album was released i was blown away I grew up on the east coast so learning about Eddie didn't come till the first album never hurd of him and once I did I couldn't get enough ❤rip king you were one of a kind theres is a huge amount of unbelievable guitarist out there but there's only a couple handfuls of really outstanding in your face guitarists and its a shame more dont make it I still go out to small venues and we have a unlimited supply of guitarist now but only a few ever really stand our 😊eddy was that stand out .EVH the first 4 albums was the chitt VH2 WITH Sammy was good but I am still a VH1 fan boy.btw George is another animal. 😊
If you grew into Rock and played guitar in the 80s, you were influenced by, as I always call, The Big 3! Eddie, George, and Randy. Eddie was who got me into playing but @georgelynchofficial has been my favorite guitarist since. George’s tone is one the best as well.
I love how honest and articulate George is in this interview about himself and the other guitar players he talks about in this interview , George has been one of my most favorite players since I first heard in my dreams back in 83? The release of the first Van Halen album ended my Kiss love affair instantly and I began my metal journey starting with Van Halen. I love hearing the legends talk about each other with such respect and admiration, there isn't a lot of them left and I'm very grateful I can still hear and see one of my very favorites ,Thank you George for all that you've given us and continue to share with your music and memories. Phenomenal show at OCC in Florida BTW❤ Hope you come back soon!
Great interview...George was fantastic and very grounded/honest. He and ed were my favourite guitarists ever. I'd love to spend an hour with George, picking his brains about his tone on various tracks. Class act...
Dude you look great for 70. You cut your own path not many can say that. Years gone past players would turn their back to hide their licks. You have been bold and principled for your art. Thanks for the riffs
I was a kid when I saw George lynch in Dallas at a guitar fest and it blew the top of my head off. I love his playing and he was awesome when I met him. One of my all time favorite’s.
I can’t believe he is going to be 70. Damn! He sure doesn’t look like it to me. I would have guessed maybe 61-2. He definitely started taking care of himself. I feel like he should have been in a much bigger band although I love Dokken! I just feel like he should have made it much much bigger. I think he’s made it okay being able to do what he loves for all these years. Thanks George!!! 🤘🔥
Lynch... was always my favorite guitarist in the 80's, despite my love for EVH & Randy... saw him a few times back then, including Monsters of Rock with VH, Metalica, Scorpions... Kingdom Come... and was that it? I can barely remember. That was at Giants Stadium in NJ
I’ve been saying for a while now that “When you’re a guy in your 20’s or 30’s long hair is cool…when you’re 50, it looks like hell.” But George is one of those exceptions, he can still pull it off.
I knew George Lynch a little because we had mutual friends and attended some of the same parties and I saw his band Exciter a bunch of times and still think he was one of the greatest guitarist ever . Last time I saw him was in Knoxville TN and although I was kind of drunk I remember Dokken being very good .
George Lynch will always be the best guitar solo I have ever seen in my life when he toured in 1984 with Dio maybe 85 Eddie Van Halen will always kick ass. I remember hearing them in 1978 for the first time.
Great interview with George Lynch one of my favorite guitar players good to hear stories from his mouth about Eddie Van Halen George Lynch is a great innovator and there's some stuff he does that nobody can copy
Excellent interview! George has been one of my favorite players since the 80's. I met him at the Rickshaw theater here in Vancouver, after a Lynch mob show years ago, at the merch table. As he signed my Randy Rhoads book, I said Thank you very fucking much for Mr. Scary. He said- that was inspired by Randy. I said- I know! Nice, cool, soft spoken guy. And a Monster guitar player. He's one of the greats.
George lynch , you are …to me the same level as Eddie , Jimi, Steve vai, Eric Johnson, Jimmy page, etc…just above the rest my man and you are one of the legendary greats
George is one of my favorite guitarists of all time. I saw Dokken open for Aerosmith New Year's Eve at the Worcester Central in Massachusetts And I caught one of George's guitar picks it had a skull and crossbones and on the other side it said George says have a nice day and unfortunately my sister threw out all my memorabilia that I had stored at the family home I've gotten several guitar picks from some of my favorite guitars in the world and that one hurt bad George was a huge influence on me in the '80s I had just gotten my first guitar and I wanted to be a mix of him and Eddie Van Halen I never accomplished either but lol. I'm still really bummed out about my sister tossing out all of my memorabilia collection. From guitar picks and autographs, concert shirts, ticket stubs and photos. George's guitar pick was the first one I had ever caught at a show it was very sentimental
" Welcome to Worcester, dollar twenty fiiive pop!" I have seen a few shows down at the centrum. Pantera 96 with White Zombie was the one that sticks. Joe Perry and George Lynch in one night? Good Lord, that sounds awesome. I am envious.
@@saltpeter7429 I was very fortunate during the '80s and '90s my brother-in-law was good friends with the general manager of the Worcester Central I've seen pretty much every band you can imagine within the first three rows center and backstage The only band he couldn't get me into was Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan Jeff Beck show and I wanted to meet Eddie Van Halen in the worst way just like most other aspiring guitarists
I've seen the Bomb Eddie had on stage with the Echo I actually sold him a Les Paul Jr i worked at "Guitar A Fire" and he gave me 10 passes to his show at "Golden West Ballroom" in Norwalk that blew my mind. I also remember groups using Mannequin's on stage for props I was around when Ala carte was playing i knew all those guys Brian and Kevin even George when he was in the "Boys" and "Exciter" I have recordings he did at Paul Ratazak studo at "The Recording Suite" a for song demo Back in the Day!
Super humble guy. Have always loved George’s style and tone. 1) Eddie2) Randy Rhoads 3) George Lynch and not necessarily in that order. Hope to catch George in ‘24 🤟
So true what George says: Playing in his room, same as Randy Rhoads. Eddie Murphy too. Everyone outside playing, they were the video game addicts, pre video games.
Great stories from another guitar hero! My brother had the VH 8Track in '78 and they were My 2nd fav band after KISS. But I learned more from George than Eddie, tho.
George was the inspiration for me to have an all leopard print guitar including neck and board made by Roscoe and I believe George even played it at Namm moons ago lol …would love to have one of his original tiger guitars
Best interview with George, it was cool seeing him be honest and open. He was right about Randy with Quiet Riot compared to Ozzy and he explained it perfectly. George is the shit, his life achievements are second to none, and he's still pumping stuff out. A different style, different writing, but all are very cool in their own way. Cheers 🍺🍺🍺
Thanks for the Great Interview, it was very intersting for me.I' am from Germany.I saw Dokken two times live in 1986 if they supporting Accept here in Germany. Dokken was amazing and blew Accept off the Stage. Accept was a great Band, but it was true. At that Time only 3 Rock Guitar Players are important for me to this Day. Gary Moore, Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch. I saw Van Halen seven Times between 1978 and 2004 and have still the Tickets. I was 15 Years old as i saw Van Halen in 1978 at the Hemmerleinhalle in Neunkirchen near Nürnberg. It was a 6 Hour Car Drive from my Hometown. 3 Black Sabbath Fans are in the Car...nobody knows Van Halen. I was the only Van Halen Fan, have the Van Halen Record a few Month before this Show. The Sabbath Fans are all at the age between 20 and 28 Years and they annoy me the hole Time...Who is Van Halen? Can they play? Sabbath forever. Van Halen starts the Show with on Fire. A 40 Minutes Gig. Van Halen make no Prisoners. For me it was stunning. That was my feel in 1978, because i was 15 Years old. Looking back i can say this Van Halen Gig was like to hear the first Van Halen Record plus 20 % more Tone, Feeling, Soul, Poison, Aggressiv, Rhythm, Technical in a very unique Way. Black Sabbath starts the Show, it was like i shift from the sixth gear into the first gear. After 3 or 4 Songs Ozzy left the Stage and Sabbath play a short Gig. Back in the Car we all talk about Van Halen, nobody talks about Black Sabbath. And the Driver from the Car makes me an offer. If we back Home and you loan me your Van Halen Record you don't pay Gasoline. I said..ok. Black Sabbath was a Great Band, but at that Time...
Going from junior high and listening to bands like The Cars, And David Bowie I finally snapped out of that erra not that 80's Retro wasn't good it was a lot of great bands on MTV when it was worth watching I started getting into a little heavier music like Dokken the first time I daw the videos: In My Dreams ' and " Into The Fire " " The Hunter" I went and bought Tooth And Nail then Under Lock And Key OMG I was hooked on them and Lynch's guitar playing so I picked up my brother's guitar and started playing by ear cause I couldn't understand or read sheet music. Then came " Back For The Attack" and Mr. Scary I almost stopped playing after hearing it mind blowing volume cranked up with my headphones I would listen to the whole album all day no joke. Oh and Kiss Of Death George Lynch needs way more recognition not that he doesn't get it I'm sure but dude killer interview also thanks. 👍
Ed added more chorus to his sound for 5150 and kept it that way until the end.. His early sound was amazing from Fair Warning back but if you saw the Balance tour, his tone was HUGE. Never better before and never the same after.
I was there watching Ed in the clubs and taking lessons from Randy for 2 years, right until he left, and I never got a vibe that there was anything between Ed & Randy, in person Randy was more like a Mozart, very studious and extremely knowledgable. (loved Ala Carte)
You're smoking crack bud , the only thing you got right was that there was never a beef between Randy and Ed . Edward was King and everybody knew it including Randy .
George has always been in a class of his own, no one sounds like him. Tooth and Nail & Under lock & Key have some of the best metal solos, period!
Agreed...George is one of those guys whom I instantly know its him ...especially when he solos...he has these fluid legato lines thst are smooth and angular and nasty all at the same time and they are so distinctly his own. Brilliant player
the poser wanna be class, he chased Randy Rhoads students away when filling in, but he is a great guy and great player, I never thought Doken was good enough for him
to be accurate, the class of bands like RAT POISON, etc but again, none of those bands are even good enough for him, he was born in the wrong period is what im saying.
Memo to George: You're at the top of the top. You are legend.
70 be damned!! George could go on another 30 years the way he has taken care of himself!
George Lynch is 70!! Holy sh!t!! He has kept himself in great shape. Back in the 80's I had a huge love of Dokken because of George's insane playing and tone. He had his time as my favorite guitar player. I remember reading a Guitar World magazine article about George, and I remember it described George something like he stalked the stage like a praying mantis which I thought was so cool. No one played like him. Truly a legend. Really great interview. So cool to hear George's thoughts about Edward. You can obviously see a great love and respect George had for him.
I really love George's attitude. He is what a guitarist/musician should be. Simple and real .
"A Force of Nature....." that's probably the best description I can think of when we talk about the Birth (the first time experiencing) EVH. Well put, George.
As a teen, I wore out Dokken cassettes in my car as well as the old double speaker "boom boxes" as they were called....... Fast forward 30 years I had a life saving surgery in 2019, it was a monster of an experience. a few months later I was still in recovery mode and a friend of mine bought me a ticket to see Blandini that was featuring George Lynch and spent an extra $100 on me so we could have a meet and greet after the show (mistake)............ We were made to stand outside of the shuttle bus outside for almost 1 hour, I was getting really uncomfortable given my condition (to be fair it isn't like anyone could've known that or would care at the venue).......... We were finally told we could enter the bus if we wanted to. Mr. Lynch was seated at the front of the shuttle and he was drunk still drinking beer from a plastic cup. (again it was 2019, he claims he doesn't drink today, perhaps not?)......I won't go into the words said that night but George Lynch "drunk" is a smartass100%, I quickly realized it wasn't worth the time I waited...It wasn't my fault Lynch couldn't talk loud enough to be heard that evening......... Jeff Blando was exceptionally nice but I wasn't familiar with him, only learning he was Vince Neal's guitarist the day of the show, I am not a Motley fan, not even as a kid so,,, OK.............It's strange but that experience changed everything about me hearing Dokken music. I've been told it isn't always a good decision to meet the people you're a fan of for their talent because the "person" may not be a personality you'd expect. I now understand.......... I tolerated the show, thought it was cool being in a small venue seeing George Lynch, but looking back truly it was a mediocre show at best.
I just watched an interview George did with some cat with dyed black hair, and George was just brutal!! He just tore into the guy. This interview went way better.
I met Goerge at a show at Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston in late 2003.Lynch Mob just finished and George was in the audience. Before I could approach George, George approached me and I was pleasantly surprised. He asked me if I saw his set and I told him that YES I DID!!! And it was fantastic. He then asked me about the sound that Lynch Mob was given out front. I did go on to,tell him about what I heard and noticed about the sound and he seemed thankful for my intel and appreciation. He was very polite and I introduced him to my guitarist at the time, Mr. Rusty Cooley. He said he had already heard about Rusty and I introduced them I believe they had met before. But I must say that George has always been a huge part of my musical life. He is one of my top 5 most favorite guitarists of ALL TIME!
Thank you George for everything Brother. I really am thankful for you and your music Sir.
Bless you,
DD
George is the remaining Awsome guitarist from that
Area.....
RIP Eddie.....
❤ You Guys.....
Don't discount Jake E. Lee...I know his playing has changed since his Ozzy/Badlands days and despite what your thoughts are on Red Dragon Cartel....I got to sit in on 2 of RDCs soudnchecks and hung with Jake for a bit and he played some things during soudncheck just screwing around and I assure you he most certainly still has the chops. His tastes have changed and he has said flat out he doesn't want or need to go out and shred like he used to...its just not what he is interested in doing musically. He's got tendon issues in his right hand that he is having surgery on soon.
@@warborn_inc. Yes of course Jake as well.....
Seen Badlands in the Day....
Wow, almost 70 yrs old...dude looks amazing. Great interview.
George Lynch has become very humble and grateful for his place in the history of great guitar players. I've admired him for 30+ years.
EVH, GEORGE LYNCH AND STEVE VAI ....EVOLUTION OF ROCK ELECTRIC GUITARS.🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘😎🤘
George has matured exceptionally well - can't believe he's almost 70 here... the first 2 Lynch Mob albums were superb and not just for the playing but the songs were amazing too. Great to see him here and as someone already said here, another monster from the era.
Yes Those two Mob Album's
Were of his Best.....
Check out the End Machine
Albums.
Very Good as well to say
The Least......
@@mariospensieri941 will give them a fresh listen! Cheers bud
I couldn’t do Don Dokken, but George is a monster. Jake E Lee, George Lynch and the G.O.AT Eddie Van Halen!
He looks amazing for 70!!! Plays like a monster still. Eddie did again too on that last tour. Man I’m missing EVH! Thanks for this!
Jake, George...Gary Moore and John Sykes (aside from King EVH) are hands down the biggest players from that era who shaped my own playing
The George Lynch / Yngwie duels on hear-n-aid are the best🤘
Lynch was the dude Eddie would go watch on the Sunset Strip back in the day Miss yaEVH!
George is just the coolest guy, great great guitarist, and the man has such an interesting history on his own and being around rock legends!!! Almost 70? Guy looks amazing and is still playing like a legend himself!!! Thanks!
My high school buddy had LynchMob play at a big party down in Florida!
I also think George lynch was one of the only guys with a style of his own back in the early 80's.. his long, crying lines and great rhythm playing caught my attention and 40 years later he's still evolving, working hard and sounding fantastic . 🤘
I was the opening band for George back in 1977 at the golden west ball room Norwalk ..the band THE NEXT.....
I'll never forget the first time I heard EVH or the first time I heard George Lynch! It's cool to hear his stories and you always ask great Qs, Jeff! 🎸
Thanks!!
EVH in his own category. BUT GL is to this day my #1 guitarist of this planet. Great interview for sure. I'm going to be 50 this month and both guitar gods (Dokken, LM & VH) have been a part of my life since im a kid buying their actual records.
When I saw the making of Hear-N-Aid, George stood out above everyone else !
Great interview! Imop…the late 70’s and 80’s were the greatest time for rock bands. To be fair I was 10 yrs old in 1980. So I was prime age for that scene. It was amazing!
One Leviathan shares memories of another. Mr. Lynch is always too humble. We would not have the (guitar) community we have today without both. Great interview, Man. Thanks. 🤘
George is my favorite guitarist of all time. I love his exotic and outside sounding style. He doesn’t sound like anybody else.
💯 agree no one sounds like George
Amazing then and Amazing today!
Mine to! And he's still a Badass! Thank you 😊
I love lynch and his guitar playing and his attitude. The best.
Great interview! We have pretty limited amount of recorded material from Eddie - and especially Randy - , but we are lucky to have over 50 albums worth of material from George. He may not be as famous or revered as the other two, however he is the only one still alive and putting out quality inspiration. George Rules!
Exactly ❤
Georges work with glenn hughes was my favourite
I remember George wowing my ass as a 13 year old in 1984. Actually 10/13/84. Dokken opened for Twisted Sister. Bought Tooth and Nail the next day.
Yeah that tour was a joke, Twisted Sister should have been the opening band!
@@scottarmen9097 Y&T was the 2nd band after Dokken. They were both better than TS. Nashville TN
Possibly the best interview with George Lynch I’ve seen.
Thanks! He’s definitely a Hero so trying to balance fanboy and interviewer was a concern. Thanks for the compliment! I’m always trying to improve my questions and listening skills.
Jeff, this is epic! Great interview with the one and only George Lynch! Wow! I'm blown away! Another SoCal guitar monster! He is so down to earth. I love the new studio set-up and how you zoomed in and out. That was super cool. You are totally killin' it brother! Thanks George and thank you Jeff for all of your diligence in bringing us EVH stories! History book stuff! 🐅🎸❤🤍🖤🎸
This is FANTASTIC! George talks about not having much of a memory, but just hearing him weigh in on the earlier LA scene, players, influences, etc...
It's cool to hear him put the whole Eddie/Randy thing to rest too. Randy was great for who he was, but EVH was really the game-changer for George. Randy, Warren, etc. No shame there. He changed everything for all of us.
Great interview! Next to EVH I believe George Lynch was the next best guitarist from that era. He is a monster on guitar.
Allegedly, both EVH and RR agreed George was the guy…
Total BS.
I felt bad for George , felt weird always talking about Eddie and nothing about George
@@tojorozombie
Lol, George was never the guy...
Eddie was the greatest.
Randy was incredible.
And then there was George.
Nobody thought he was great ask Don Dokken or Ozzy.
There's a reason nobody has wanted him.
@@magdump7380 jeez, take it easy, man…I did say ‘allegedly’…
Wow, George Lynch 70!! He looks great .
i ran into lynch in a hotel lobby at a NAMM (i think it was 2012 or 2013) one of my biggest regrets in life was not taking a moment (and risk?) to say something to him. but in the moment, i just couldn't come up with any kind of ice-breaker that i was certain he hadn't heard 27,341 times before.
Loved this interview! George has been in my Top 5 favorite guitarists since the 1980's. Lotta soul & sexiness plus that wicked vibrato!
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! George is my favorite guitarist, and Eddie is right there too. My first concert was Van Halen in 1978 at the San Diego Sports Arena. George just said some of the most honest and insightful things than I have ever heard him say before. Very cool to hear him just talking for the most part and not in full interview mode.
Was that the show where VH opened for Black Sabbath, by chance?
@@user-pi6ro7ye5q No. It was Van Halen's first-time touring as a headliner. I think a local band opened the show. The concert was on 7/8/78.
OMG. Super pumped for this. George is one of the greatest of the LA guitarists
Saw Ed 3 times and in front row. Loved him, love George too.. Saw Randy on the Diary tour his musicality, playing , image ,performance worked for me more. Love all 3 but Randy is my #1. He never got the chance like Ed and George to go on to his potential. He was robbed.
Love George! What an awesome interview! Such a down to earth Monster Guitarist! Thanks Jeff! Most Cool! Rock On!
Absolutelty love George Lynch. Been a hero of mine since the early 80's. Looking forward to seeing Lynch Mob in Birmingham.
I had heard that Eddie was invited to participate in the Hear 'n Aid project, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. Either he was on tour or had prior commitments.
Just about every guitar player remembers where there were when they first heard Eddie. I had been trying to learn Michael Schenker's riffs and then one night in Feb 1978 sitting in my room listening to an FM station "here's a new band from L.A. called "Van Halen". Oh that TONE! It wasn't just the taps and dive bombs. Schenker had great tone but Eddie's was from another planet...
Exactly. That tone was just insane. Just the gorgeous rhythm sound would have blown me away even if I'd never head a solo...
Love George. Also love his respect & admiration for the late, greatest Edward.
My all time favorite guitar Eddie & George
Very enjoyable!! Thank you! The Golden West Ballroom tapes were always my favorite. How lucky for him to have been there.
Thanks Buddy!
It’s cool to hear about what certain music scenes were like. The LA music scene took a lot of twists and turns from the mid 60s into the mid 90s. I’m sure there are still great bands playing the clubs there that get overlooked…..but back in the 70s, so did VH,Quiet Riot, Runaways, and even more so, bands like George mentioned A La Carte. Now is the time to get those interviews because none of the people who were there are getting any younger!!
Awesome interview!!! George comes across as a laidback humble guy. Love his dry humour and well versed
Top 3 rock guitarist all time!
Great interview. I saw Lynch Mob open up for Queensryche in 1990 in Amsterdam, it was phenomenal. Wicked Sensation was a great album!!!
George Lynch
Alex Skolnick
Vinnie Moore
Satch
Vai
EVH
Bettancourt
These were the guitarists of the 80’s that did it for me 🤟🤟🤟
His ONLY truly great album. George was fast, but for some reason only on one album did he get all the dimensions of playing guitar together. That's where the story ends.
@@YtuserSumone-rl6sw For YOU.
@@YtuserSumone-rl6swI disagree. I like the last 2 or 3 Lynch Mob albums he has out out with Oni back in the band quite a bit. WS is his strongest album...but I highly suggest giving The Brotherhood, Rebellion and the other ones he's put out in the last few years a listen. They are superb albums. Not to mention the KXM albums...I think those are exceptional as well
@@warborn_inc. I'm glad you disagree and like it. That's what keeps music going.
I did listen to those albums and they have good production and instrument tone and things going on. The songs and solos aren't melodicly outstanding imo. but still solid. That's fine, lots or most of music people listen to is like that.
one of my top 3 favorite players...George, Eddie and Luke
Always liked George,he was always humble,and never had an ego
Eddie put the time in instead of partying as a young teen he and his fretboard where one 😊as George said he played till it was in his bones we all chase that brown sound of the early Eddie but in reality he could play a fender vibro champ and still he was Eddie man in his bones it was all him all his dedication as a young boy until he was a teen and bamm ed was a self taught phucking animal he really did make it look easy when the first album was released i was blown away I grew up on the east coast so learning about Eddie didn't come till the first album never hurd of him and once I did I couldn't get enough ❤rip king you were one of a kind theres is a huge amount of unbelievable guitarist out there but there's only a couple handfuls of really outstanding in your face guitarists and its a shame more dont make it I still go out to small venues and we have a unlimited supply of guitarist now but only a few ever really stand our 😊eddy was that stand out .EVH the first 4 albums was the chitt VH2 WITH Sammy was good but I am still a VH1 fan boy.btw George is another animal. 😊
If you grew into Rock and played guitar in the 80s, you were influenced by, as I always call, The Big 3! Eddie, George, and Randy.
Eddie was who got me into playing but @georgelynchofficial has been my favorite guitarist since. George’s tone is one the best as well.
I love how honest and articulate George is in this interview about himself and the other guitar players he talks about in this interview , George has been one of my most favorite players since I first heard in my dreams back in 83? The release of the first Van Halen album ended my Kiss love affair instantly and I began my metal journey starting with Van Halen. I love hearing the legends talk about each other with such respect and admiration, there isn't a lot of them left and I'm very grateful I can still hear and see one of my very favorites ,Thank you George for all that you've given us and continue to share with your music and memories. Phenomenal show at OCC in Florida BTW❤ Hope you come back soon!
Great interview...George was fantastic and very grounded/honest. He and ed were my favourite guitarists ever. I'd love to spend an hour with George, picking his brains about his tone on various tracks. Class act...
Dude you look great for 70. You cut your own path not many can say that. Years gone past players would turn their back to hide their licks. You have been bold and principled for your art. Thanks for the riffs
Man, I loved every second of that one. You really are doing a public service with these, as he said. Thank you for this!! 🎸🎶🤘
I was a kid when I saw George lynch in Dallas at a guitar fest and it blew the top of my head off. I love his playing and he was awesome when I met him. One of my all time favorite’s.
I can’t believe he is going to be 70. Damn! He sure doesn’t look like it to me. I would have guessed maybe 61-2. He definitely started taking care of himself. I feel like he should have been in a much bigger band although I love Dokken! I just feel like he should have made it much much bigger. I think he’s made it okay being able to do what he loves for all these years. Thanks George!!! 🤘🔥
Lynch... was always my favorite guitarist in the 80's, despite my love for EVH & Randy... saw him a few times back then, including Monsters of Rock with VH, Metalica, Scorpions... Kingdom Come... and was that it? I can barely remember. That was at Giants Stadium in NJ
No Worries, You Wrote Many Unforgettable Guitar Moments, Brother George
I’ve been saying for a while now that “When you’re a guy in your 20’s or 30’s long hair is cool…when you’re 50, it looks like hell.” But George is one of those exceptions, he can still pull it off.
He is going to be 70?!!! Man, I can only hope I look that good. He has always been in great shape.
George is always smart and well spoken. Not the typical “hey dude whoa” Musõ. Refreshing.
I knew George Lynch a little because we had mutual friends and attended some of the same parties and I saw his band Exciter a bunch of times and still think he was one of the greatest guitarist ever .
Last time I saw him was in Knoxville TN and although I was kind of drunk I remember Dokken being very good .
This reminds me of The Chris Farley Show.
God Bless you George. You were always a stand up, down to earth gentleman.
George Lynch will always be the best guitar solo I have ever seen in my life when he toured in 1984 with Dio maybe 85 Eddie Van Halen will always kick ass. I remember hearing them in 1978 for the first time.
Great interview with George Lynch one of my favorite guitar players good to hear stories from his mouth about Eddie Van Halen George Lynch is a great innovator and there's some stuff he does that nobody can copy
Excellent interview! George has been one of my favorite players since the 80's. I met him at the Rickshaw theater here in Vancouver, after a Lynch mob show years ago, at the merch table. As he signed my Randy Rhoads book, I said Thank you very fucking much for Mr. Scary. He said- that was inspired by Randy. I said- I know! Nice, cool, soft spoken guy. And a Monster guitar player. He's one of the greats.
George Lynch true legend 🙌🎸
George lynch , you are …to me the same level as Eddie , Jimi, Steve vai, Eric Johnson, Jimmy page, etc…just above the rest my man and you are one of the legendary greats
Wow, George Lynch saw Hendrix in London? I had no idea he was even around that long amazing!
I was lucky enough to see Lynch Mob here in Key West at the Rock Island Festival, and George absolutely slayed !! Best live tone I’ve ever heard 🤟🏻
George is one of my favorite guitarists of all time. I saw Dokken open for Aerosmith New Year's Eve at the Worcester Central in Massachusetts And I caught one of George's guitar picks it had a skull and crossbones and on the other side it said George says have a nice day and unfortunately my sister threw out all my memorabilia that I had stored at the family home I've gotten several guitar picks from some of my favorite guitars in the world and that one hurt bad George was a huge influence on me in the '80s I had just gotten my first guitar and I wanted to be a mix of him and Eddie Van Halen I never accomplished either but lol. I'm still really bummed out about my sister tossing out all of my memorabilia collection. From guitar picks and autographs, concert shirts, ticket stubs and photos. George's guitar pick was the first one I had ever caught at a show it was very sentimental
" Welcome to Worcester, dollar twenty fiiive pop!"
I have seen a few shows down at the centrum.
Pantera 96 with White Zombie was the one that sticks.
Joe Perry and George Lynch in one night? Good Lord, that sounds awesome. I am envious.
@@saltpeter7429 I was very fortunate during the '80s and '90s my brother-in-law was good friends with the general manager of the Worcester Central I've seen pretty much every band you can imagine within the first three rows center and backstage The only band he couldn't get me into was Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan Jeff Beck show and I wanted to meet Eddie Van Halen in the worst way just like most other aspiring guitarists
I just got a ESP George Lynch Kamikaze 1 a few days ago. From Japan. It just sings.
Yes it does, I have one too!
What a cool, down to earth dude George Lynch is...
Superb interview, man! Thanks for bringing it to us.
Your Welcome! Thanks for watching!!
I readied for George and he is one of my favorite guitarists....great interview. 😊
that's a great interview. talk about being prepared and knowledgeable.
Thanks
I've seen the Bomb Eddie had on stage with the Echo I actually sold him a Les Paul Jr i worked at "Guitar A Fire" and he gave me 10 passes to his show at "Golden West Ballroom" in Norwalk that blew my mind. I also remember groups using Mannequin's on stage for props
I was around when Ala carte was playing i knew all those guys Brian and Kevin even George when he was in the "Boys" and "Exciter"
I have recordings he did at Paul Ratazak studo at "The Recording Suite" a for song demo Back in the Day!
Super humble guy. Have always loved George’s style and tone.
1) Eddie2) Randy Rhoads
3) George Lynch
and not necessarily in that order. Hope to catch George in ‘24 🤟
So true what George says: Playing in his room, same as Randy Rhoads. Eddie Murphy too. Everyone outside playing, they were the video game addicts, pre video games.
George is a beast. Maybe my favorite guitarist.
Great interview with George. Always been one of my favourites.
Great stories from another guitar hero! My brother had the VH 8Track in '78 and they were My 2nd fav band after KISS. But I learned more from George than Eddie, tho.
Great guitarist, and a nice guy to boot! love these stories!
No not a nice guy ! Have you met him ? I have ! been to his home in Phoenix he was a jerk
Literal living guitar Legend 💯🎸🇺🇸🔥
George was the inspiration for me to have an all leopard print guitar including neck and board made by Roscoe and I believe George even played it at Namm moons ago lol …would love to have one of his original tiger guitars
Very cool interview with George Lynch he is my number two as well and he's a great guy. ✌🏻
Best interview with George, it was cool seeing him be honest and open. He was right about Randy with Quiet Riot compared to Ozzy and he explained it perfectly. George is the shit, his life achievements are second to none, and he's still pumping stuff out. A different style, different writing, but all are very cool in their own way. Cheers 🍺🍺🍺
This was phenomenal!!!!
Thanks for the interview!
Awesome interview! 💯🤘🏼
Thanks for the Great Interview, it was very intersting for me.I' am from Germany.I saw Dokken two times live in 1986 if they supporting Accept here in Germany. Dokken was amazing and blew Accept off the Stage. Accept was a great Band, but it was true.
At that Time only 3 Rock Guitar Players are important for me to this Day.
Gary Moore, Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch.
I saw Van Halen seven Times between 1978 and 2004 and have still the Tickets. I was 15 Years old as i saw Van Halen in 1978 at the Hemmerleinhalle in Neunkirchen near Nürnberg. It was a 6 Hour Car Drive from my Hometown. 3 Black Sabbath Fans are in the Car...nobody knows Van Halen. I was the only Van Halen Fan, have the Van Halen Record a few Month before this Show.
The Sabbath Fans are all at the age between 20 and 28 Years and they annoy me the hole Time...Who is Van Halen? Can they play? Sabbath forever.
Van Halen starts the Show with on Fire. A 40 Minutes Gig. Van Halen make no Prisoners. For me it was stunning. That was my feel in 1978, because i was 15 Years old.
Looking back i can say this Van Halen Gig was like to hear the first Van Halen Record plus 20 % more Tone, Feeling, Soul, Poison, Aggressiv, Rhythm, Technical in a very unique Way.
Black Sabbath starts the Show, it was like i shift from the sixth gear into the first gear.
After 3 or 4 Songs Ozzy left the Stage and Sabbath play a short Gig.
Back in the Car we all talk about Van Halen, nobody talks about Black Sabbath.
And the Driver from the Car makes me an offer. If we back Home and you loan me your Van Halen Record you don't pay Gasoline.
I said..ok.
Black Sabbath was a Great Band, but at that Time...
Going from junior high and listening to bands like The Cars, And David Bowie I finally snapped out of that erra not that 80's Retro wasn't good it was a lot of great bands on MTV when it was worth watching I started getting into a little heavier music like Dokken the first time I daw the videos: In My Dreams ' and " Into The Fire " " The Hunter" I went and bought Tooth And Nail then Under Lock And Key OMG I was hooked on them and Lynch's guitar playing so I picked up my brother's guitar and started playing by ear cause I couldn't understand or read sheet music. Then came " Back For The Attack" and Mr. Scary I almost stopped playing after hearing it mind blowing volume cranked up with my headphones I would listen to the whole album all day no joke. Oh and Kiss Of Death George Lynch needs way more recognition not that he doesn't get it I'm sure but dude killer interview also thanks. 👍
You have the best interviews! Thanks!
Nice! Looking forward to hearing this
Ed added more chorus to his sound for 5150 and kept it that way until the end.. His early sound was amazing from Fair Warning back but if you saw the Balance tour, his tone was HUGE. Never better before and never the same after.
Saw Van Halen on their 1980 Invasion tour, that tone was incredible!
Thanks George for your kind words on Randy Rhoads on his Ozzy Albums.
I was there watching Ed in the clubs and taking lessons from Randy for 2 years, right until he left, and I never got a vibe that there was anything between Ed & Randy, in person Randy was more like a Mozart, very studious and extremely knowledgable. (loved Ala Carte)
You're smoking crack bud , the only thing you got right was that there was never a beef between Randy and Ed . Edward was King and everybody knew it including Randy .
Thanks George...awesome perspective