George Lynch Not Entering The 250 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time Rolling Stone Version, Less Thick Envelopes?

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JAKARTA - In a new interview with Ralph Rasmussen of RadioBypass, George Lynch spoke of the list of "250 of the Largest Guitarists of All Time" released by Rolling Stone magazine recently.

Not without reason. Lynch's name is not on the list. even though the former Dokken guitarist has led his own band, Lynch Mob for nearly 35 years.

"In my opinion, there are only 250 guitar players on that list, so this is a short list. But apparently, my management contacted Rolling Stone, the people who made the guitar list there," Lynch said.

"It's a big office; the skyscraper in New York City - and the big guy there, he said, 'Obviously Lynch is 251'. So, if it's the top 251 guitar players, I'm definitely on the list," continued the guitarist.

"I told you: I thought it would be cooler to be the last person than the first person," he continued.

Karena orang pertama pasti Jimi Hendrix, tentu saja, atau siapapun-orang itu, [Jeff] Beck, Eddie [Van Halen], semua orang-orang besar. Tapi Anda tidak akan berada di grup itu. Jadi, Anda' akan turun, seperti 32 atau lainnya. Saya lebih suka menjadi 251 karena setidaknya Anda somewhat menonjol; Anda tidak ada di tengah-tengah."

Lynch then joked about why he might be removed from the Rolling Stone list. He said the "envelope" might be less thick.

"You know what I found, about that list it's a payout to play. So they don't openly say, 'You have to give us money.' They just imply it by telling you that you can make a donation to the Rolling Stone Fund or whatever it's called. I don't know. And the bigger the donation, the higher the placement, the more magically you get."

"I heard Joe Satriani gave it, like the amount, for example, 12,000 dollars, and he was on the list. I joked, of course. I sent them gift certificates. His name is Lynch Bucks who can be exchanged on my website for George Lynch merchandise. But I don't think it's very useful. [Fortunate] They could get a big discount for Mr. Scary's shirt, but my heart."