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Real rock stars groove on `Guitar Hero' fame

Source: Seattle Times
Washington : DC : USA | 3 months ago  
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When you're a real-life guitarist like Billy Squier, seeing fans trying to emulate your behavior in a video game can be weird. Squier, whose "Lonely Is the Night" was in "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s" and returns this week in "Guitar Hero 5," says he once saw some kids playing his hit in an electronics...
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    When you're a real-life guitarist like Billy Squier, seeing fans trying to emulate your behavior in a video game can be weird. Squier, whose "Lonely Is the Night" was in "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s" and returns this week in "Guitar Hero 5,"...
  • News Source: Uinta County News | 3 months ago
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