Five Minutes Alone - Gus G

The Greek maverick on being inspired by Frampton, playing with Ozzy and his newest Strat…

- Amit Sharma

Got my first real six-string…

“I still have my first guitar – it was this cheap classical that my dad got me, made by Valencia. I was stuck with it for a few years before I got an electric. I don’t know if it’s the same in England, but in Greece parents would always start their kids on classical before moving on. So I got lessons in this small neighbourhood music school and my teacher Maria was an absolute sweetheart. She could play piano, guitar and accordion and was able to teach the kids pretty much anything.”

There goes my hero…