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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=16802 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:43:02 -0500 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:45:25 -0500 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=16802 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/if-this-is-ozzys-heir-were-in-trouble-justin-hawkins-doubles-down-on-criticism-of-yungblud-and-the-future-of-rock-being-created-by-disney https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/if-this-is-ozzys-heir-were-in-trouble-justin-hawkins-doubles-down-on-criticism-of-yungblud-and-the-future-of-rock-being-created-by-disney Music News: "If the future of rock needs auto-tune to carry a song, then we are in trouble."]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:43:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sometimes-things-fell-by-the-wayside-justin-hawkins-slams-music-business-where-only-popularity-matters-despite-other-values https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sometimes-things-fell-by-the-wayside-justin-hawkins-slams-music-business-where-only-popularity-matters-despite-other-values Music News: "People started listening to music without paying for it."]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 04:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-money-was-going-up-exponentially-every-time-they-talked-to-us-bands-dream-of-signing-a-label-deal-but-they-might-not-understand-what-it-really-means-justin-hawkins-explains https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-money-was-going-up-exponentially-every-time-they-talked-to-us-bands-dream-of-signing-a-label-deal-but-they-might-not-understand-what-it-really-means-justin-hawkins-explains Music News: "In the mid to late '90s, every band in the country wanted to get a record deal, and would see that as having made it."]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:55:10 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yeah-ill-focus-on-doing-music-for-adverts-justin-hawkins-on-the-curious-effect-grunge-had-on-guitar-players-and-why-nu-metal-almost-had-him-give-up-his-dreams https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/yeah-ill-focus-on-doing-music-for-adverts-justin-hawkins-on-the-curious-effect-grunge-had-on-guitar-players-and-why-nu-metal-almost-had-him-give-up-his-dreams Music News: "I was like, 'It's not my thing anymore.'"]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/why-rock-feuds-may-actually-be-a-good-thing-according-to-justin-hawkins-that-was-the-thing-that-used-to-make-people-excited-about-music https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/why-rock-feuds-may-actually-be-a-good-thing-according-to-justin-hawkins-that-was-the-thing-that-used-to-make-people-excited-about-music Music News: "It just seemed like there was this wonderful, tumultuous decade."]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/id-rather-watch-keith-richards-than-anybody-else-and-he-cant-do-what-nuno-does-why-some-of-the-sh-ttiest-guitar-players-are-also-the-greatest-according-to-justin-hawkins https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/id-rather-watch-keith-richards-than-anybody-else-and-he-cant-do-what-nuno-does-why-some-of-the-sh-ttiest-guitar-players-are-also-the-greatest-according-to-justin-hawkins Music News: "Is there a correlation, necessarily, between how brilliant your technique is and how great you are?"]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:02:03 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-band-that-marked-the-end-of-shred-and-the-guitarist-who-couldve-rivalled-eddie-van-halen-according-to-justin-hawkins-he-was-born-10-years-too-late https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-band-that-marked-the-end-of-shred-and-the-guitarist-who-couldve-rivalled-eddie-van-halen-according-to-justin-hawkins-he-was-born-10-years-too-late Music News: "He'd be competing with Eddie Van Halen if he were a bit younger."]]> Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin-hawkins-says-youre-in-trouble-if-you-cant-settle-with-the-standard-tuning-reveals-how-he-adds-more-to-pentatonic-based-solos https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin-hawkins-says-youre-in-trouble-if-you-cant-settle-with-the-standard-tuning-reveals-how-he-adds-more-to-pentatonic-based-solos Music News: "I like a ninth in a solo because I think it forces you to decide whether you're going to go up or down from there."]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:59:43 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-is-why-bands-like-polyphia-and-sleep-token-have-exploded-justin-hawkins-explains-it-shows-something-interesting https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-is-why-bands-like-polyphia-and-sleep-token-have-exploded-justin-hawkins-explains-it-shows-something-interesting Music News: In any other era, Polyphia's take on electric guitar would have been thought of as "showing off" or "too prog", Hawkins suggested.]]> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:52:41 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin_hawkins_recalls_van_halen_mini-set_at_wembley.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin_hawkins_recalls_van_halen_mini-set_at_wembley.html Music News: "We just did one run-through, and then the next day we played it to 90,000 people."]]> Sat, 11 Nov 2023 13:55:29 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin_hawkins_launches_new_band.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin_hawkins_launches_new_band.html Music News: Former Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has revealed details about his latest project.]]> Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:20:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin_hawkins_blames_racism_for_eurovision_defeat.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin_hawkins_blames_racism_for_eurovision_defeat.html Music News: Justin Hawkins has claimed the British public must be either "racist or stupid" over his Eurovision defeat.]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:34:16 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin_hawkins_to_appear_at_celebrity_big_brother.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/justin_hawkins_to_appear_at_celebrity_big_brother.html Music News: Justin Hawkins, former singer with The Darkness, has apparently been approached to star in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother.]]> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:45:25 -0500