Vivian Campbell on Row with DIO, Joining Thin Lizzy and Leaving Def Leppard?

Vivian Campbell was recently interviewed by Classic Rock where he spoke about a few of his bands. Vivian Campbell was well known for playing with Ronnie James Dio on the Holy Diver and Sacred Heart albums. He said he had not spoken to Ronnie in 25 years. A few years RJD blasted him and was caught on video. He did later apologize apparently.

Vivian spoke about Dio's death for the first time publicly.  Vivian's mother had died ten previously and his father that year so he was numbed.
“The news about Ronnie James Dio just bounced off me. It was a difficult relationship on a personal level anyway. I was really proud of the music we made together but it was tough being in a band together. But he died way too young.”

Vivian Campbell with Def Leppard (Source: Weatherman90)

He also said that being in Thin Lizzy was more interesting than playing in Def Leppard. 

He is touring with Thin Lizzy at the moment with Scott Gorham and Ricky Warwick (The Almighty). He said in other words he found Def Leppard a bit boring.

“It’s very exciting – it’s reconnected me to the electric guitar. I’ve been in Def Leppard for 20 years and if I’m honest it’s not a terribly challenging job for me as a guitar player. Phil Collen plays most of the widdly parts and I do what I do. But this job has reignited my love for guitar playing.”

It had looked like he had settled in Def Leppard but could this be the sound of him leaving. He had done a solo blues album in recent years, The Two Side of If in 2005.  So he mustn't have really enjoyed that as much as Lizzy.

For Guitars For Beginners I recommend Holy Diver and Rainbow In The Dark as easy guitar songers for beginners to play.  Well the rhythm not the lead solo.

Sources Rush on Rock.

Golden Guitar Awards 2011

There was a gaffe at the Australian Golden Guitar Awards 2011.  The award was given out the the wrong person in the Country Music Awards, CMA.  Not that guitars for beginners will be winning it.



Golden Guitar at Tamworth Source: Lyndi and Jason


There is now an investigation going into the Golden Guitar Bungle.

"At the Tamworth music event last month, a Golden Guitar award was handed out to Lee Kernaghan instead of Graeme Connors, causing the CMAA to be "embarrassed" and "incredibly sorry"."

This is not the first time that a winner has been announce wrongly in Australia.  Last year the wrong winner was announced at Australia's Next Top Model.

So if you want to start your career in anything, start playing guitar in Australis, you could be an award winner with a few easy guitar songs for beginners in Golden Guitar Awards 2012.

Guitars for Beginners and beyond

Welcome to Guitars for beginners where you will get information and tips on playing guitars.  There will also be some guitar beginner tips on tuning guitars and stringing guitars.  This is perhaps one of the most difficult things for a beginner to do and does stop many people from playing.

Guitar playing can be difficult but there are two things that will help you.  Focus and practice.  Get focus on your playing, where you want to be.  Practice every day.  10 minutes a day of focused guitar practice is good enough at first.  Working on playing up to 30 minutes a day every day.  Then an hour or more once you get a bit better at playing the guitar with some easy guitar songs for beginners.

Well anyway I hope you find the blog and posts useful and find something to help you improve your guitar playing.  The next post will be on guitar notes for beginners.  We will discuss what the music notes on the neck of the guitar are called and where they are.

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