Steve Stevens

Musician

Birthday May 5, 1959

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace New York City, U.S.

Age 64 years old

Nationality United States

Height 1.68 m

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1959

Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist.

1987

He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, 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.

1989

His solo album releases include Atomic Playboys (1989), Flamenco a Go-Go (1999), and Memory Crash (2008).

1992

Stevens was in Vince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album Exposed.

1997

Stevens was a founding member of the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens, which released Black Light Syndrome in 1997 and Situation Dangerous in 2000.

1999

He brought Spanish flamenco guitar stylings to the song "Pistolero" (1999) for the trance group Juno Reactor.

2012

During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared with Kings of Chaos.

2016

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.