News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=10292 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:36:52 -0400 Fri, 08 May 2009 14:58:58 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=10292 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/it-just-sounded-like-god-lita-ford-never-segued-from-this-guitar-despite-her-longstanding-relationship-with-bc-rich-axes https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/it-just-sounded-like-god-lita-ford-never-segued-from-this-guitar-despite-her-longstanding-relationship-with-bc-rich-axes Gear: "It just doesn't happen. It's like an old pair of jeans, you know?"]]> Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:36:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/they-were-putting-you-in-the-female-category-lita-ford-opens-up-on-how-peoples-reactions-to-women-playing-guitar https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/they-were-putting-you-in-the-female-category-lita-ford-opens-up-on-how-peoples-reactions-to-women-playing-guitar Music News: "When did that category start? I don't know that it really ever existed back in The Runaways' days. We were punk rock and that was it."]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:05:38 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/that-doesnt-mean-you-know-how-to-play-it-lita-ford-says-young-musicians-should-be-doing-this-instead-of-googling-chords-for-their-favorite-songs https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/that-doesnt-mean-you-know-how-to-play-it-lita-ford-says-young-musicians-should-be-doing-this-instead-of-googling-chords-for-their-favorite-songs Music News: "It helps."]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2025 03:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/why-a-good-guitar-is-more-important-than-a-good-amp-lita-ford-reveals-youd-be-surprised-what-you-can-plug-a-guitar-into https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/why-a-good-guitar-is-more-important-than-a-good-amp-lita-ford-reveals-youd-be-surprised-what-you-can-plug-a-guitar-into Gear: "If it makes a noise, you could probably use it as an amplifier."]]> Thu, 08 May 2025 11:34:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/they_couldnt_put_together_that_shes_a_female_playing_guitar_lita_ford_opens_up_on_being_a_guitarist_in_male-dominated_scene.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/they_couldnt_put_together_that_shes_a_female_playing_guitar_lita_ford_opens_up_on_being_a_guitarist_in_male-dominated_scene.html Music News: "Oh, she's a female and she's playing guitar. Huh? How does that work?"]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:55:27 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/those_werent_like_a_strat_blackmore_played_lita_ford_explains_what_drew_her_to_bc_rich_guitars_opens_up_on_sg_shes_had_since_early_runaways_days.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/those_werent_like_a_strat_blackmore_played_lita_ford_explains_what_drew_her_to_bc_rich_guitars_opens_up_on_sg_shes_had_since_early_runaways_days.html Music News: "B.C. Rich guitars were God back then; I put them through the ultimate test."]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:55:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_recalls_how_robert_plant_asked_her_to_replace_john_paul_jones_in_zeppelin_i_thought_im_not_hearing_this.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_recalls_how_robert_plant_asked_her_to_replace_john_paul_jones_in_zeppelin_i_thought_im_not_hearing_this.html Music News: "And I thought, 'He's got to be joking,' because John Paul Jones is God on bass, as far as I'm concerned."]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:24:32 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_explains_how_she_writes_riffs__solos_says_guitar_playing_has_changed_so_much_since_blackmore_amp_iommi.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_explains_how_she_writes_riffs__solos_says_guitar_playing_has_changed_so_much_since_blackmore_amp_iommi.html Music News: "A lot of their playing, you can almost hum it and you come away from it and you can sing it again."]]> Thu, 30 Nov 2023 01:09:49 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_talks_why_she_didnt_like_playing_fender_strats__teles_names_the_runaways_song_that_was_written_by_sex_pistols_members_for_their_band.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_talks_why_she_didnt_like_playing_fender_strats__teles_names_the_runaways_song_that_was_written_by_sex_pistols_members_for_their_band.html Music News: "It's got a lot of scars, but it still sounds great," Lita said.]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:10:22 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_recalls_what_eddie_van_halen_told_her_when_nobody_was_taking_her_seriously_as_guitar_player.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_recalls_what_eddie_van_halen_told_her_when_nobody_was_taking_her_seriously_as_guitar_player.html Music News: "Girls don't play electric heavy metal guitar," Lita recalls being told.]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:46:37 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_recalls_family-friendly_version_of_spending_entire_night_with_ozzy_to_write_classic_song_talks_guitar_idols.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_recalls_family-friendly_version_of_spending_entire_night_with_ozzy_to_write_classic_song_talks_guitar_idols.html Music News: "At the time, Sharon was my manager," the guitarist said.]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:54:10 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_remembers_how_groupies_behaved_in_80s_they_were_like_freaking_cattle.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_remembers_how_groupies_behaved_in_80s_they_were_like_freaking_cattle.html Music News: "I remember there was this girl in a bathroom stall giving blowjobs," Winger's Reb Beach says.]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:28:04 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lita_ford_to_release_dark__riffy_concept_album_in_2019.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lita_ford_to_release_dark__riffy_concept_album_in_2019.html New Releases: "The album is all done and written," the guitarist says.]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:29:13 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_i_had_affairs_with_a_lot_of_guitarists__singers_in_the_industry.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_i_had_affairs_with_a_lot_of_guitarists__singers_in_the_industry.html Music News: "I always went with the rock stars. I got off on that."]]> Sat, 30 Jun 2018 12:00:43 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_remembers_her_first_guitar_it_was_a_piece_of_garbage.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_remembers_her_first_guitar_it_was_a_piece_of_garbage.html Music News: "I was 11 years old."]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:28:45 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/lita_ford_releases_clothing_line_kiss_me_deadly.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/lita_ford_releases_clothing_line_kiss_me_deadly.html Community Feed: "Doesn't matter how old you are or what you do for a living, there is something in this clothing line for everyone."]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:35:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_robert_plant_asked_me_to_join_led_zeppelin_and_play_bass_instead_of_john_paul_jones.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_robert_plant_asked_me_to_join_led_zeppelin_and_play_bass_instead_of_john_paul_jones.html Music News: "I don't think he was joking..."]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2016 23:43:59 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_says_she_left_the_runaways_after_learning_her_bandmates_were_gay.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_says_she_left_the_runaways_after_learning_her_bandmates_were_gay.html Music News: "I wasn't sure how to take it, and I didn't know what it was," guitarist states. ]]> Mon, 29 Feb 2016 10:30:49 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_tony_iommi_abused_me_when_we_were_in_a_relationship_he_was_impotent_and_very_embarrassed.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_tony_iommi_abused_me_when_we_were_in_a_relationship_he_was_impotent_and_very_embarrassed.html Music News: "After snorting tons of blow, he got angry and choked me unconscious."]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:39:35 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/lita_fords_son_accuses_her_of_child_abuse.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/lita_fords_son_accuses_her_of_child_abuse.html Wtf?: "Our mother has a lot of problems," James Gillette states.]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:17:22 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/lita_ford_to_blabbermouth_readers_f--k_you.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/lita_ford_to_blabbermouth_readers_f--k_you.html Wtf?: She tells Blabbermouth readers to "go f--king blow your brains out" in a hilarious rant, which you can see in full here.]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:10:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/litas_45_minutes_to_escape_marriage.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/litas_45_minutes_to_escape_marriage.html Music News: Lita Ford says she took a 45-minute opportunity to escape her "mentally, physically, sexually abusive" marriage.]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:08:38 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_and_ozzy_collab_hit_was_mistake.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_and_ozzy_collab_hit_was_mistake.html Music News: Lita Ford has recalled how the Ozzy Osbourne duet "Close My Eyes Forever" came about by accident during a night of drinking and driving under the influence. ]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 12:45:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_not_allowed_to_see_her_kids.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/lita_ford_not_allowed_to_see_her_kids.html Music News: Lita Ford has a song on her new album written to her kids but her former bandmate husband won't let them hear it. ]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 13:22:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lita_ford_plots_real_return.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lita_ford_plots_real_return.html New Releases: Lita Ford is planning a May release for her new album, "Living Like A Runaway", on SPV Records.]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:13:24 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lita_ford_gets_new_label.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lita_ford_gets_new_label.html New Releases: Lita Ford has just signed a worldwide deal with SPV/Steamhammer. The rock queen's new album is tentatively set for a May 2012 release.]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:50:57 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lita_ford_returns_with_new_album.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/lita_ford_returns_with_new_album.html New Releases: Lita Ford returns in full force on "Wicked Wonderland", her first new US studio album in 14 years.]]> Fri, 08 May 2009 14:58:58 -0400