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Jason Becker: Glendale Apartment Video Tour for his Grandparents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqKYmbhyZY&feature=youtu.be On my 21st birthday I made this little video for my grandparents, Ray & Juanita, so they could see my place in Glendale, CA. I had already recorded David Lee Roth’s A Little Ain’t Enough album. I was...
Screen Jason Becker’s Film Not Dead Yet, Plus Q&A, Meet & Greet, Official Merchandise & Art Sale
Screen the inspirational documentary about composer Jason Becker's 3 decades living with ALS. Q&A, Meet&Greet, Official Merch&Art Sale! Child prodigy Jason Becker was diagnosed with ALS in the same week that he began working as David Lee Roth's lead guitar...
Jason Becker’s Triumphant Hearts the 4th Best Guitar Album of the Decade, Guitar World
Even if Jason Becker hadn’t been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) some 30 years ago, he was always the type of musician whose vision would have ultimately commanded an all-star cast of collaborators. His playing had already taken the guitar into the next...
Jason Becker “I had an early Christmas gift last week from my doctors.”
Hi everyone, I'm feeling very grateful for the blessings in my life - for you all, and for your prayers and their effect on me. I had an early Christmas gift last week from my doctors. They did a scan of my lungs and chest and saw nothing troubling. The residual scar...
Jason Becker and Pat Becker Share Their Thoughts on Triumphant Hearts One Year Anniversary
Jason Becker looks back at Triumphant Hearts. I couldn't be happier with the music, and how my closest fans and friends received the album. I am so grateful to everyone involved with the making of this album, yet I couldn't be more disappointed that not one national...
Marty Friedman Talks What He & Jason Becker Didn’t Like About ’80s Shred Scene & Why Cacophony Never Took Off
During an appearance on the Guitar Speak Podcast, Marty Friedman talked about his longstanding relationship with Jason Becker, going all the way from the '80s to the present day. Marty and Jason founded a neoclassical speed metal band called Cacophony in 1986,...
Jason Becker Holiday Update
Happy Holidays peeps around the world! I'm enjoying the winter lights and rainy days and gradually getting some basic health back, meaning the folks at the emergency room can worry about other people for a change....So it's all good, and I'm grateful. Still, I can't...
Jason Becker Triumphant Hearts in Guitar World Poll for The Best Guitar Album of the Decade.
We’ve already asked for your nominations for the best riff and best solo of the decade, and now we’re onto the big one: best guitar album. There have been some monumental releases from returning heroes (Tool, anyone?), shred icons and top-of-their game blues players,...
Jason Becker: “My heroes understand how devastating it would feel to not be able to play their guitar anymore”
By Mark McStea a day ago Artist The shred survivor details how he assembled some of the world's greatest guitarists for Triumphant Hearts (Image credit: Ross Pelton) Jason Becker’s story is one that cannot fail to move you. At age 20, he was on top of the world,...
KPIX TV 5 Interviews Jason Becker. Gifted Guitarist Jason Becker Doesn’t Let ALS Stop Him From Creating Riveting Music
Visit KPIX. RICHMOND (KPIX 5) — The paralyzing condition ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, cut short the rise of a young guitarist living in Richmond. But it didn’t end his love of music or the inspiration he gives to others. Lying in a living room in Richmond,...