One thing that Fortus will learn from this GNR tour is that the desert heat can do crazy things to your electric guitar ...

The performance took place in Saudi Arabia, where temperatures and stage lights combined to create a perfect storm for ...

Brett Hellings and Richard Fortus of Guns N’ Roses chatted about the rock band Hellings and their new music. Hellings, with lead singer Brett Hellings on vocals and an all-star supergroup ...

I write about music and the business of music. Guns N Roses guitarist Richard Fortus will unveil a new signature guitar with Italy-based Paoletti Guitars at the annual NAMM (National Association ...

After all, Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus regularly travels all over the planet playing stadiums filled with 80,000 or more screaming fans and counts some of the biggest rock legends in ...

A new date has not been set. In his 21 years as a guitarist with Guns N’ Roses, St. Louisan Richard Fortus has played in venues around the world. But there’s one stage that until now has ...

Back to front or upside down, whichever way you look at it, Fortus says Hendrix's reverse approach is the secret to “piano-like low-end” and Aerosmith's Perry was paying close attention When you ...

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus revealed that singer Axl Rose cuts off his microphone from the public address system to tell jokes to bandmates during shows. In a recent interview with ...

In 2021 on guitar podcast Tone-Talk, current Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus recalled Sykes’ audition, which took place around 2009. “We auditioned a bunch of people, and John Sykes ...

Guns N' Roses, Buckethead, Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium, 24/08/2002. Guns N' Roses, Richard Fortus, Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium, 24/08/2002. Guns N ...