Guitar hero Gilby Clarke played in both Guns N’ Roses and the MC5. Who else can claim membership in two of the most life-altering rock ’n’roll outfits to ever exist on the planet.

Clarke, who’s an old school mash-up of Keef, Johnny Thunders, and B.B. King, continues to write rock ’n’ roll songs with fat choruses, and appear on stages around the globe. He’s a guitar hero, certainly, but also a gentleman whose heart happens to rush at rock ’n’ roll speed.