World's Fastest Guitarist Turns Classical Classic Into Blistering Blur
John Taylor claimed the Guinness-certified fastest guitarist title after blazing through "The Flight of the Bumblebee" at 600 beats per minute.
Photo: Jamie Kripke
Vince Beiser (@vincebeiser) is the author of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization. His last feature for WIRED was about deep-sea mining. ... Read more
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