{"product_id":"jeff-beck-stories-steve-rosen-9798234055491","title":"Jeff Beck Stories: The Original Punk: From Yardbird to The Guitar Shop","description":"\u003cp\u003eI'm a punk myself ... I'm the original punk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI started it all. Don't you agree? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was the original punk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was-no doubt about that. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was no theatrics-I was genuinely an asshole \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egoing around, jumping up and down \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand breaking everybody's heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Jeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI played with Brian May, Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker, Tony Iommi, Gary Moore, Peter Green, and Yngwie [Malmsteen]. If somebody had put a gun to my head and said pick which artist you'd like to have worked with for your career, it would be Jeff Beck. I think Jeff over his career has been quite fantastic the way he has gone and his direction and the standards of his playing has always improved every year. I'm a great admirer of his playing; he's just been great. He's made some fantastic music. I'm a big fan as you can gather of Jeff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Cozy Powell, \u003c\/strong\u003edrummer for the Jeff Beck Group Mach II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff started off the whole beginning of his first tour in the U.S. at the bottom of the barrel. He was opening and \u003cem\u003eTruth\u003c\/em\u003e just soared up the charts. It went over so well. I read the reports in the papers and when he got back to the U.K., he wanted me to do his second tour with him. I thought \u003cem\u003eBeck-ola\u003c\/em\u003e was a good album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Nicky Hopkins, \u003c\/strong\u003ekeyboardist for original Jeff Beck Group\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUmm, the best period? The most creative period was certainly during Jeff's period. I think the most enjoyable one was the period with Eric. I think \u003cem\u003eBlow by Blow, \u003c\/em\u003eBeck's latest album is incredible; he's really excelled himself. He's done exactly what he wanted to do and that's the great thing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Keith Relf, \u003c\/strong\u003evocalist for the Yardbirds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod granted him a gift; he just touched him. I've seen him do things, as everybody has, which just lifts the top of your head off and you think, 'Where the hell did that come from?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Anthony \"Top\" Topham, \u003c\/strong\u003eoriginal Yardbirds guitarist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Rosen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234055491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven C. Rosen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Steve Rosen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743274643711,"sku":"9798234055491","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jeff-beck-stories-steve-rosen-9798234055491","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}