Steve Stevens

For persons of a similar name, see Stephen Stevens (disambiguation).

Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won a Grammy in 1987: Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Steve Stevens
Stevens in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Steven Bruce Schneider
Born	(1959-05-05) May 5, 1959 New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, instrumental rock, post-punk, new wave, power pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboards
Years active	1979–present

Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and many others. He was in Vince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album Exposed and was a founding member of the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens, which released Black Light Syndrome in 1997 and Situation Dangerous in 2000. He played Spanish flamenco guitar on the song "Pistolero" (1999) for the trance group Juno Reactor. During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared with Kings of Chaos. His "Steve Stevens" group headlined the closing performance at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, in April 2016. He is also a television personality on the E! show Married to Rock, alongside his wife, Josie Stevens.

Career

His solo album releases include Atomic Playboys (1989), Flamenco a Go-Go (1999), and Memory Crash (2008).

Discography

Stevens (left) and Billy Idol in 2003

Studio albums

• The Guitar World According to Steve Stevens (1986 cassette from the music magazine Guitar World)
• Atomic Playboys (1989)
• Akai Guitar Sample Collection (1994)
• Flamenco a Go-Go (1999)
• Memory Crash (2008)

with Billy Idol

• Billy Idol (1982)
• Rebel Yell (1983)
• Whiplash Smile (1986)
• Devil's Playground (2005)
• Kings & Queens of the Underground (2014)
• The Roadside (2021)
• The Cage (2022)

with Ric Ocasek

• This Side of Paradise (1986)

with Jerusalem Slim

• Jerusalem Slim (1992)

with Vince Neil

• Exposed (1993)

with Bozzio Levin Stevens

• Black Light Syndrome (1997)
• Situation Dangerous (2000)

with Kyosuke Himuro

• I·De·A (1997)
• The One Night Stands Live (1998)
• Mellow (2000)
• Beat Haze Odyssey (2000)
• Follow the Wind (2003)

with Deadland Ritual

• "Down in Flames" (2018)
• "Broken and Bruised" (2019)

As Featured Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Main.
"Crack Cocaine" (Billy Morrison feat. Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens)	2024	2	The Morrison Project

Guest appearances

Title	Release	Other artist(s)	Album
"First Day in the Rain"	1982	Peter Criss	Let Me Rock You
"Roll Over"	1985	Thompson Twins	Here's to Future Days
"Revolution"
"Breakaway"
"With You"	1987	Jill Jones	Jill Jones
"Dirty Diana"	1988	Michael Jackson	Bad
"You're Amazing"	1990	Robert Palmer	Don't Explain
"Two Worlds"	1991	McQueen Street	McQueen Street
"Do You Hear What I Hear"	1998		Merry Axemas Vol. 2
"Train to Willoughby"	2000	Gregg Bissonette	Submarine
"NY Child"	2001	Adam Bomb	New York Times
"Cheyenne"
"Saluda a Lola"
"Anxiety"
"Alpha Burst"	2004	Derek Sherinian	Mythology
"El Flamingo Suave"
"A View from the Sky"
"Ghost Runner"	2011	Derek Sherinian	Oceana
"Oceana"
"The Fallout"	2012	Neodymium Project	non-album single
"Jet Airliner"	2013	John Wetton, Billy Sherwood	Fly Like an Eagle – An All-Star Tribute to Steve Miller Band
"Sorry"	2014	Meg Myers	Sorry
"Push Away"		Sebastian Bach	Give 'Em Hell
"Had Enough"
"Gun to a Knife Fight"
"I Will Always Be Yours"	2018	Ben Rector	Magic
"I Melt with You"	2019	David Hasselhoff	Open Your Eyes
"The Vortex"	2022	Derek Sherinian	Vortex
"Seven Seas"
"Thoughtful Distress"	2023	Albert Hammond Jr.	Melodies On Hiatus

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Release	Other artist(s)	Soundtrack album
"Top Gun Anthem"	1986	Harold Faltermeyer	Top Gun
"Power of Suggestion"	1994	Perry McCarty	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
"Speed"		Billy Idol	Speed
"Top Gun Anthem" (re-recording)	2022	Harold Faltermeyer	Top Gun: Maverick