He is the founder, main songwriter, primary guitarist, keyboardist and only remaining original member of the rock band Boston. He has appeared on every Boston release. Scholz, a multi-instrumentalist, plays guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums.

Tom Scholz, the band's founder, lead guitarist and primary songwriter. Scholz headed back to the studio in 1998 to begin work on a fifth album, which eventually turned out to be Corporate America.

Nov 29, 2021 · In an exclusive 10-page cover feature with Jon Hotten for issue 29 of Rock Candy magazine, BOSTON guitarist and songwriter Tom Scholz explains the making of the first "Boston" album in...

After an extensive search for a new drummer for BOSTON, Tom Scholz happened to see Jeff Neal performing with his band Punchbug at a ski resort in Maine, and the rest is history. Jeff joined the group in 2002, adding his energetic, entertaining style of drumming to the '03 and '04 tours, and excellent harmony vocal chops.

Jul 4, 2023 · A notorious workaholic and perfectionist, Boston guitarist, visionary and sonic architect Tom Scholz spent years honing and perfecting the songs that would later appear on the group’s debut album.

Mar 18, 2025 · Before he formed Boston, Tom Scholz played in some bands active in and around Boston in the early 1970s. After he recorded the demos that would populate the first Boston album, he hired some of his favorite collaborators to form a true band, but he still needed a name for the operation. Only he and vocalist Brad Delp were listed on the first ...

Mar 10, 2022 · This interview with Boston guitarist Tom Scholz was originally printed in Guitar World as part of its October 2006 issue. When Boston’s self-titled first album was released in the fall of 1976, few industry insiders thought that a guitar-heavy rock record could make much of a dent in the charts, much less become the best-selling debut of all ...

Dec 10, 2013 · Tom Scholz attributes the 11-year wait for Boston's latest album, Life, Love & Hope, to his penchant for perfectionism and tinkering in the studio. "I'm surprised I got it done at all," he jokes.

Jan 29, 2024 · As a founding member of Boston, Tom Scholz is most well known in the musical world for penning and performing some of the biggest hits of the ‘70s and ‘80s, including ‘More Than a Feeling’, ‘Amanda’, ‘Peace of Mind’, and other classics.

Dec 17, 2014 · For four decades, Tom Scholz has been the driving force behind Boston. As his band release their first album in 11 years, this controversial visionary gives his most revealing interview ever.