Back in 1993, the great John Hiatt sang, “Oh, it breaks my heart to see those stars/Smashing a perfectly good guitar.” Whether allegorical or not, Hiatt – in his song, Perfectly Good Guitar, from his ...

When The Who smashed their guitars and drums on stage, it felt like an extension of their loud, abrasive, and defiant rock ‘n’ roll. Years later, Pete Townshend would suggest that his “smashing ...

Townshend explained that he never felt any regret about destroying his instruments because he never formed an emotional attachment to them. “Young kids that buy their first really good guitar end up ...