In part 2 of our interview with Lita Ford, she rattled off some of her favorite guitarists. That got us thinking — who is your guitar hero?
TVD: Let’s talk about some of your biggest influences as a guitar player.
Lita: Richie Blackmore. Highway Star, I gotta say – everybody knows that album. That was a real big influence on me. I had Richie Blackmore posters hanging on my bedroom walls. He was just God as far as I was concerned.
I was a big fan of Tommy Iomi of Black Sabbath, who I later became engaged to, which was really wild. Their very first album was huge. I mean, I copped all his licks. Everything that guy played I learned from. And then I met him and I became engaged to him – it was really wild. What was wild about it was that it was the first band I’d seen play live. I’d never seen anybody before, so it was my first rock concert.
This double LP of Lita Ford’s brand-spankin’-new album is pressed on colored vinyl and comes with two bonus tracks and and the CD release of Living Like a Runaway.
Tell the world who your guitar hero is! Keep it passionate, keep it brief. One winner will be chosen on Tuesday, July 3rd, and must have a North American mailing address.
