Nazareth rose to worldwide fame from Scotland and will always be remembered for hits like “Hair of The Dog” and “Love Hurts”. Manny Charlton played guitar during those days and recorded those classic tracks, toured the world and basically lived the rock and roll dream. Along the way, he acquired skills in the studio in addition to on the six string and if you’re a Guns N’ Roses buff you know he even recorded that band in their very early days. We recently caught up with Manny and asked him a few questions about that and much more.

Paul Gray has played bass with everyone from Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls) to Andrew Ridgely (Wham!). Gray first made a dent in the U.K. band Eddie and the Hot Rods who had a top ten hit, “Do Anything You Wanna Do” and then went on to join such legendary hellraisers as The Damned and later, U.F.O. After all those years spent with amps cranked to 11, these days, Paul is mostly busy as a leader in the Musician’s Union helping to make sure other artists avoid some of the pratfalls and risks that can be so common in the music business. I had a chance to talk to Paul about his career and some of the people he’s worked with.