Steve Stevens facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Steve Stevens
Stevens in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Steven Bruce Schneider
Born	(1959-05-05) May 5, 1959 (age 64) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, instrumental rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Guitar, keyboards
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	Billy Idol, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Peter Criss, Kings of Chaos, Vince Neil, Deadland Ritual

Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. 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. Stevens was in Vince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album Exposed. 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.

Career

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

Discography

Stevens (left) and Billy Idol in 2003

Studio 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)

with Billy Idol

• Billy Idol (1982)
• Rebel Yell (1983)
• Whiplash Smile (1986)
• Devil's Playground (2005)
• Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014)
• The Roadside (2021)
• The Cage (2022)

with Ric Ocasek

• This Side of Paradise (1986)

with Jerusalem Slim

• Jerusalem Slim (1992)

with Vince Neil

• Exposed (1993)

with Bozzio Levin Stevens

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

with Kyosuke Himuro

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

with Deadland Ritual

• "Down in Flames" (2018)
• "Broken and Bruised" (2019)

Guest appearances

Soundtrack appearances

See also

In Spanish: Steve Stevens para niños