Butch Walker: From Glam Metal to Producing Pink, Avril & Fall Out Boy | Session Stories #12

Butch Walker started as the frontman of SouthGang (one of the first Western rock bands to tour China) and Marvelous 3 ("Freak of the Week"); then became a successful solo artist and is also now one of the most in-demand rock producers in the business, who has produced massively successful albums from Pink, Avril Lavigne, Fall Out Boy, Katy Perry, Green Day, Taylor Swift, and Weezer. Butch is also a permanent guitarist in Train as of 2025. Produced Pink's Funhouse and I'm Not Dead, Avril Lavigne's Under My Skin and The Best Damn Thing, Katy Perry's One of the Boys, Fall Out Boy's #1 Save Rock and Roll, and Green Day's #1 Father of All Motherfuckers. Free tabs of the solos we discuss (PDF + Guitar Pro): https://www.sessionsolos.com Tab Drop List (one message per new tab, nothing else): https://sessionsolos.com/subscribe/ Instagram: @sessionsolos What has Butch Walker (‪@butchwalker‬) NOT done when it comes to music? From the time he grabbed a KISS album and saw the band live in 1977, Butch knew that music was what he wanted to do with his life. So just out of high school, he headed to Los Angeles with his band Southgang to get that career going. Since then, it's been an incredibly ride. From Marvelous 3, a solo career spanning multiple albums and being one of the biggest producers of the last 25 years for a star-studded list of incredible artists, Butch Walker has done it all and then some. Dive in for this 2.5 hour episode of Session Stories with the incredible Butch Walker, who has been inspiring me since the late 1980s. It's Episode 12 of Session Stories: Butch Walker #butchwalker #marvelous3 #sessionsolos