What is Steve Stevens?
{{for|the Australian rules footballer|Steve Stevens (footballer)}} [[File:2019 RiP Deadland Ritual - Steve Stevens - by 2eight - 8SC9763.jpg|thumb|200px|Stevens in 2019]] '''Steven Bruce Schneider''' (born May 5, 1959), better known as '''Steve Stevens''', is an [[Americans|American]] guitarist and songwriter. He was [[Billy Idol]]'s guitarist and songwriting partner. He is also known for his lead guitar work on the [[Top Gun Anthem|theme]] to the movie ''[[Top Gun]]''. For this, he won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental Performance]] in 1987. Stevens is a session guitarist and has played for [[Michael Jackson]], [[Ric Ocasek]] and [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]]. He has also been a member of [[Neurotic Outsiders]], [[Juno Reactor]] and [[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]]. He was a founding member of the supergroup [[Bozzio Levin Stevens]]. Stevens was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steve-stevens-mn0000754789|title=Steve Stevens|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> He is married to [[Josie Stevens]]. The couple have appeared on the [[E!]] show ''[[Married to Rock]]''. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{Discogs artist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Steve}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American rock guitarists]] [[Category:American songwriters]] [[Category:Musicians from Brooklyn]] {{US-bio-stub}}