Set Lusting Bruce - Music Journalist Steve Rosen on Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, and Why Mary Gets in the Car

Host Jesse Jackson thanks Patreon supporters, then welcomes returning guest Steve Rosen, a veteran music journalist and author. Rosen recounts growing up in Culver City, his early radio influences, discovering Jeff Beck through the Yardbirds, and seeing the Jeff Beck Group in 1969, calling Beck the most profoundly gifted and creative guitarist. He explains how learning guitar and a love of writing pushed him into journalism, from high school and UCLA papers to the LA Free Press and major magazines, and describes meeting Eddie Van Halen in 1977 and their 26-year friendship, later chronicled in Tone Chaser. Rosen discusses rewriting his Japan-only 1978 Jeff Beck biography into a new book released on Beck’s birthday, why Beck remained underwritten, and stories about Beck’s difficult bandleading. He also answers the “Thunder Road” question: Mary gets in the car. https://a.co/d/00mtOqXI 00:00 Patreon Thanks 01:28 Meet Steve Rosen 02:02 50 Years Writing Music 02:48 Rewriting the Jeff Beck Book 04:54 Growing Up in Culver City 05:37 Beach Boys and Early Radio 07:53 Discovering Jeff Beck 11:13 Deep Dive Into Guitar Heroes 14:25 First Byline Breakthrough 16:56 From School Papers to Creem 20:41 Meeting Eddie Van Halen 26:11 Why Write About Beck 29:09 Rewriting the Beck Book 29:47 Why Beck Stayed Underrated 32:27 Artists on Beck’s Genius 33:05 Band Leader Chaos Tales 34:52 Making It in Music 37:31 Tech Changed Everything 40:02 YouTube as a Teacher 45:06 Does Mary Get In 50:07 Book Plug and Farewell 52:14 Listener Outro and Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices