Lita Ford Interview - GearFest 2020

[@sweetwater]

Truly an icon🤘 We had a blast hanging out with Lita Ford and hope you did too ⚡️Find out about the latest interviews with your favorite artists when you hit those like and subscribe buttons!

[@greatriffishere]

Lita is a Rock Goddess !!!

[@ketchakik]

I had the pleasure of seeing Lita live a week ago and she’s amazing as ever. 20 feet away from her

[@dagmarramgad5441]

I love Lita. She’s been through a lot & still a total badass. Respect!

[@danielhartman5086]

Lita Ford Rocks. Why can't some of these younger women today follow in her footsteps.Keep women in Rock alive.

[@biazita7408]

Meeeeee

[@anthonyfesta1224]

There are so many Great young women playing guitar at a very high level. WAY!!! above Lita’s level.

[@otisdriftwood8469]

Check out plush,,, if you haven't they kickass.

[@pskemster]

Lita! Still smoking after all these years! Nice! Keep it loud and proud!

[@martymartin2894]

She should quit smoking. Cigarettes kill.

[@alexkx8599]

Where is there smoking? Now, I thought that I saw it (as in smoke) but then I realized it was reflection going on in the guitar...and not smoke. However I find it funny and fascinating that you thought the same thing...am I missing something? I don't think so. Of course you could me using that word in a different manner in that she is still hot, eh?

[@JimGrey]

zOMG Nick Bowcott! I got to meet you in the late 80s while you were on tour. A buddy and I interviewed you for the small-town radio station we worked for part time and you treated us like we were from Rolling Stone. You were a class act and we've never forgotten you.

[@barthitman]

I have nothing but respect for this talented before her time lady. She set the way for others. 👏

[@jarvey1962]

She is Top Shelf gorgeous awesome guitar player singer she is a down-to-earth Class Act and you can't help but love her

[@Razrback]

She's still hooooot

[@WoodyNWUK]

Just Lita playing that guitar part from Close My Eyes Forever and my arms came out in goose bumps. The mark of a great song when it still affects you 30+ years after first hearing it.

[@nelsonc6173]

She's awesome! A rock and roll guitar god...goddess! May she live forever! And she is still so beautiful in looks and spirit!

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Amen and have not seen her since 1988 until today. Damn.

[@doublebguitarplayer9434]

Lita is a BOSS. She’s the OG and a badass.

[@EKEACRES]

Thank you Lita for providing the soundtrack to the best times of my life (The Amazing 80's).

[@sinnertrain7405]

I love that live video on YT of the Runaways performing "Wasted" with Joan Jett on lead vocals. Lita's guitar solo is super cool and she was just a kid then (as they all were). Lita's had an incredible career and anyone who really loves rock music should acknowledge and celebrate her as someone who broke down barriers.

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

I saw the Runaways when Lita was still a teen, as I was. She was a prodigy of guitar. Live, she was astonishing, and I'd seen all the "greats." She has matured beautifully as an artist.

[@THIERRYPONTETGUITARECHALLENGE]

Great player Lita, song writer and singer, hello from France Nice peoples!

[@denniszacharias3989]

Absolutely the first girl rocker. Saw the Runaways in the early70s ,Might have been their first tour at Randy Rodeo in Texas.First rock band in a country saloon with a stage.Lita was amazing,Gret memories last for ever.GOD BLESS,and keep on rocken.

[@tatiborges7139]

I love Lita Ford *Forever* !!!!!! ♥️

[@stevestringer7351]

I love that she is holding a Telecaster!

[@smmyers5956]

Close My Eyes Forever. Powerful lyrics that touch the soul.

[@funkyfeedbackband3035]

Met Lita in Sydney back in the 90's, while she was doing a an amp promotional tour. Really friendly and down to earth cool person.

[@Offroadandmusicfan]

Lita Rocks. Met her once and she signed my Hamer California.

[@TempleOfTheMartyrs]

LITA IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION AND INFLUENCE IN OUR BAND...................AND OUR MUSIC

[@LadyAxe13]

I am so stoked to hear that one of my teenage guitar idols also doesn't have a clue what she is playing! I have recorded several albums and EP's where I compose and play 99% of everything and I always felt inadequate, because I can't read or write music, don't know any scales or fancy chords and just write guitar pieces that sound good to me and riffs to give the song its identity. I feel so much better now!!!

[@scottyh8494]

Awesome interview. Lita is so lovely.

[@darwinsaye]

Great interview with a great guitarist. I admit that I was taken aback that while sitting surrounded by a Soldano, a Marshal, and a Fender Brownpanel, she opted to play through the Boss.

[@maxmenius9839]

Lita is one of a kind. Truly talented and gracious.

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

I'll never forget first seeing and hearing Lita! Awesome Rocker! And ING...SO HOT! I wish I had been on that cruise.... probably the last of the cruises for a while! I'm an 80s dude, class of 84, so Lita is one of those rockers I grew up admiring! Such an inspiration to do many, especially women and men like me too! Had a huge crush on her back then... and WOW... still a stunning, intelligent, inspiring person! So hope to catch her love some day in the future but will be looking for her discographie and but some music... got to support our heroes! Rock on and thanks for this interview! 😎🎸🤘🐦

[@yourdrummer2034]

Love you, your whole career, Lita!!🎸

[@izzy574]

Lita, looks great and sounds great! Awesome song, Close my Eyes 🎸, want to bust out the guitar, or headphones at 4:45am, and crank it up!! 🎸🎶🔊

[@siryba8855]

Lita is an absolute legend. A great musician and a monster songwriter.

[@johnstarace8369]

What I get from your answers to his questions about motivation I can feel your answer to why and how do you get motivated is the music. I’m just a amateur guitarist but I know my motivation is always the music, the music gets me going just listening to it, and especially playing it, it’s the music, always the music. I love your playing, I love the fact that your a great guitarist and your music always gets me going, your the best Lita. Keep rocking Stay Cool 😎 and… \m/ Stay Metal \m/

[@AljonGo]

Lita's the BEST! Great stuff Sweetwater & Nick!

[@dougstanley7662]

Lita is badass ,I got to see her years ago back in the 80s and she did a killer show.I love her attitude on how if it works then that's what it is.Most musicians are just to damned serious so it's good to see that someone as accomplished as Lita Ford can just wing it at times and it works.On a side note when Sharon left the studio that's when the real magic happend ,She let Ozzy off the leash long enough to write a hit with Lita.

[@bobbylake7686]

We don't like you Lita we LOVE you rock on ! Queen of rock guitar hope you come to Providence soon you have inspired many young ladies love always

[@Terrybryk]

LOVE U Lita & Nick.....GOD BLESS U.......

[@DanielRamirez-li6zc]

I saw Lita Ford in the late 70's in a Tucson night club (Choo Choos Great Train Robbery ) She fucking Rocked!

[@leftright6054]

That's legendary

[@mantistoboggen9842]

She is still as gorgeous as ever

[@markhipwell1814]

You can see the passion in her face while she plays

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Too soft focus to really see.

[@jarodcarnarvon5198]

She's so sweet and adorable.

[@artieknell6656]

The Lita Ford BAND is one of the greatest feminineal artists I have ever seen!

[@supergristmill6195]

"I Love Playing with Fire" from the Runaways second album has Lita playing one of the best lead solos I've ever heard.

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

"Queens of Noise."

[@samideemusic1770]

Lita rocks!!!!

[@tmitz73]

Lita is still The Coolest!!! We Love you Girl!!! Rock on!!

[@angiegordin1018]

I agree

[@AGC828]

Loved the interview. Welll done!! My take away was....blows my mind how "the best" can't read music or even write. No formal training. Add Lita to the list of legends who can't read music but "made it" and trail blazed.... There's a KZbin video about maybe 10 male rock legends who play guitar but cant read mussic....Eddie Van Halen (RIP...admitted he couldnt read or write), Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix....etc. Ironic how the people WITH formal training DON'T "make it big". End up teaching kids how to play instruments (not that htere's anyting wrong with it) or playing in local orchestras. Know one knows who they are. Aren't the one's living in 50 million dollar homes. Yet, the truth is....a lot of us NEED to be taught....heh...my fahter could learn to "play by ear". Hear a tune and mimic it. Couldnt read music....didn't like going for lessons...heh....naturally gifted. Like the rock legends.... Without these KZbin interviews fans wouldn't get a peak into their idols. That they are people too, hard brain damaged from too much drug use, can still put sentences together, dont drink/drugs....etc. are into fitness and good diet ....still working. :) Family is important to them....etc. That they arent the stereotype... warts and all...good and the bad...not that different from the rest of us...even if several have fallen victim to the "lifestyle".

[@Razrback]

Even though these days I love drop tuned hard sht back in the day I bought every album lita put out love it

[@Guitarzzzzzzz173]

Great interview. I like the interviewer.

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

Lita is a big ol' softie. ❤

[@dnd820]

Now that was CLEAN!! Hell, I think this sounds better than the original version..... IMO.

[@tonymarin5308]

ROCK GODDESS We love you LITA ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@azwris]

Lita is...authentic!

[@adamhester8751]

she's a legend

[@xxcelr8rs]

Musicians heart and spirit. Life well loved.

[@jeanpat8946]

She is awesome so cut and gifted !!!!

[@joecosgrove5711]

We absolutely need more female artists a lot more they're just aren't enough from the 80s as far as I'm concerned rock on ladies!!!!!!!

[@talkshow4377]

I agree the only other female artist that wrote their own songs and played their instruments that made it big in the 1980's were The Go Go's but they were more pop/punk rock. I do however think Vixen started in the 80's and they did well, more rock/hard rock. Vixen was a cool band.

[@image30p]

She kicked out the jams on Close My Eyes Forever. Great job!

[@franaravenaconcha9191]

Great guitar player we have a great guitar solo on the song Kiss me Deadly.

[@davidcarney1827]

Shes sooo cool.Love her

[@chriscorley6478]

I would love to get Lita Ford and Poison Ivy (the Cramps) writing some songs together, and see what happens musically. It'd be insanely interesting. Great guitarists. ☕🌊

[@thesaj1110]

I Love how hey asks the question and answer it too!! LoL

[@oicsaywhat]

She’s awesome!

[@flooptydoo1178]

Sitting around high-scale amps; Soldano, Marshall and Fender ... plugged into a Katana. Product placement, artist choice, Sweetwater suggestion? Either way, this should be great for Katana sales.

[@nickbowcott8822]

She bought the Katana from Sweetwater, Captain...and you can hear the reason why on the video! 100% artist choice...

[@9kingsOffroad]

I'm currently playing through two Katana heads, wired together in stereo and each run into a Mesa Thiele cab loaded with Eminence EM12n speakers. These Katana amps slay.

[@ahiwalter9153]

makes gigs way easier

[@jonesy2111]

I bought a Kantana last year and it's a decent amp. I like Fender also and it takes a while to really know a K but it's got the 'brown sound'

[@thebreathalyzer]

Nice video, she's so low key or approachable. Very cool.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

She is still lovely 😍

[@TheUffeess]

Lita is the best. She have take down the walls off misogyni more that somebody else.

[@aleyva44]

She’s sooo super cool

[@robertmoore6263]

Hi does Lita still play ovation guitars

[@stevebrown2239]

LITA!!! The greatest album she put out during my graduating year 1988!!! Kiss 💋 me deadly!! 1st single I’ve heard on the radio 📻 loved 💕 it , still diggin it! Looks like nice 👍 normal type to go hang out with biking 🚴‍♀️ hiking 🥾, jamming out rocking out 🎸 🎸 🎸 of course!! Would love to do that for a lease a day or two,. Awesome 👏🏻 love 💕 the Marshall amps in the background \,,,|.

[@johnramsey7706]

Still one of my favorite albums in 2020!! That one and her album "Dangerous Curves" which came out in 1991...awesome music!!!!

[@jaysjams1517]

I met her after an acoustic show a few years ago. I thought she was very nice.

[@ThrashinYorkie]

I want to play through those amps!

[@ummmokay6246]

So lovely and so talented...best i have

[@kaleoy7584]

She's got it right. Playing by ear is a lot better than playing by note.

[@flochucky]

Katana MkII . BOOM!

[@journeyintothebible]

I like the part "I don't know what it is, but it works"

[@mariopouliot1716]

Wow thanks 🙏 respect ✊ madame lita Ford play guitare 🎸 nice 👍 experience thanks Merci Boucour Quebec libres xxx 😘

[@benlogan430]

The theory is for people like me who don’t have the ears! If it sounds right it is right that’s what my professors always taught. Music is about sounds and Lita Ford knows what sounds right for certain. Between my ears and theory knowledge I do ok, but would rather have Lita’s ears and no theory knowledge!

[@jeffmartin4583]

Tell us a little about that tele… Looks like a late 80s American standard. I have the exact same one in blue. Great guitar!!

[@wingerfan1]

It was fun when I met her but I was disabled, walking with a cane (a month out of the hospital), and couldn't bring my guitar to get signed so I had to bring the rear cavity covers. She said she wouldn't sign them however she signed someones pickguard. I was kind of disappointed. Promoter for the show also rushed me out of the room before I could even shake hands with Mark Slaughter. Back in the day Sharon screwed over so many musicians so I am surprised she didn't screw over Lita too.

[@johncasu4066]

Let's just say Sharon was a Daddy's girl.

[@JamesPangote]

Impressive 😎

[@edwardromero5394]

Lita your great keep me rocking. Your also beautiful.

[@discocolors8789]

She is still so good looking

[@TonyMontana-nn5jd]

She still beautiful and young god bless you litta ford continue singing like the 80s the best I don't like the music of today is crappy reguetton😝😝you are one in the million 🤟🤟👍👍❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@remygaron8311]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦loves you Lita👏👏👏👏👏🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🇨🇦

[@jerryporter1700]

Lita rocks!...aging rather well...getting prettier as time goes on

[@kuultron4068]

Lita 😻🥰

[@DanAtEXIT]

She always had that 'something extra'.

[@greatreset3]

I wouldnt expect to see her holding a Tele?? 🎸🎶

[@johnmcminn9455]

Maybe it's a BC RICH Tele.

[@pugilemoltobene3708]

Tele’s are great for playing lead, dude - you can get the action so damn close and still plays smooth. A $700 tele plays as good or better than most LP customs-much better, in my professional opinion, than Washburn; although the Ibanez and PRS series - they’re the most versatile when it comes to playing lead, hooks, and soloing. Some would argue it’s all in the luthiering...mehhhh...not really

[@leftright6054]

Pugile MoltoBene yeah it's the ancestor of all electric guitars other than a frying pan looking one 🍳

[@FuriousMess]

Still a babe Lita!!🤩😍🥰

[@iainholmes2735]

Stylish sweater. Nice telecaster too.

[@Razrback]

God I wish her and Ozzy would redo this song do it together

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

I saw Lita in concert at Ft. Benning, 4th of July, 1988 back in the day. She rocked and DAMN still looks Smoking Hot. Ouch oooh ouch, your burning me.

[@maverickminstrel1557]

There were other decent girl guitarists before Lita...Bertha and Fanny both thad formidable girl guitarists who don't even get mentioned by Lita!?!...still a great interview Nick ...but credit due please!

[@angiegordin1018]

Lita Ford is the complete package, Beautiful,great sexy moves, incredible song writer, gifted and talented shredding guitarist, amazing killer voice!! I have been a fan since the Runaways. And she was great then and only 16 years old . The only Rock Queen of the world, no one comes close.Rock Goddess forever!!!! Keep Rockin Lita!!!!

[@pennyfarmer1423]

I say the same thing .she did guitar rock.bfor it was kool.she holds her own and rocks I'll always pull for her can't wait to get to see her.

[@ericspencer4599]

I've had it wrong the whole time . I've been doing the dog and petting the laundry

[@eddiewixson9680]

🤣🤘

[@innnews6299]

I’ve noticed many young rockers that played B.C.Rich Warlock, Gibson Flying Vs, Explorers and other “metal” shaped guitars ultimately defaulted to the most simple Telecaster in their matured years. Back to basic, I’d say.

[@mtrich8113]

Yup, I was the same way before I became up Les Paul telecaster and Harley Benton man.

[@johnmcminn9455]

I put a tele neck on a BC Rich Vertigo It is solid maple maple board and SS 6100 frets , 3 string bends really resonate , the points are unforgiving if you pet her the wrong way.

[@leftright6054]

And nowadays youngins prefer to play teles

[@SKARKIBANEZ]

Close my eyes is KICK ASS RIFF MAN \m/

[@stevebrown2239]

You and me both stay AWAY from the Refrigerator!!! Food is always the enemy!! Lol 😂

[@arthurfraner3957]

Found this video after watching Kiss me deadly. My high school celebrity crush. Still hot as hell.

[@1972myc]

Don't try to sound smarter than the Legend Lita Ford!

[@johnmcminn9455]

Kool, Lita likes to mountain bike.

[@seandowning5918]

Ozzy!

[@Matt-yi2ir]

She’s the best female guitarist