In an interview with Music Radar, Billy Idol’s classic guitarist Steve Stevens revealed how he created “Rebel Yell” intro. He said: "Whenever people ask me how I came up with the intro to 'Rebel Yell,' I always have to say it came from those Leo Kottke things that had independent bass and treble lines going. "I couldn't really play a lot of that stuff, but I started trying on an acoustic guitar. This was at the end of the folk thing that was happening, with James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills & Nash... then Leo came up with this incredible technique rooted in Americana and folk. "He was like the speed-metal guy of the acoustic 12-string!" Watch Leo Kottke below: https://youtu.be/xwWBC_ZlLeE See more News