My Take
Honestly, Steve Hackett doesn't get nearly enough credit outside of prog-rock circles, and that bothers me. This guy was the lead guitarist for Genesis during their most creatively daring years — from Nursery Cryme through Wind and Wuthering — and his playing was unlike anything else happening in rock at the time. That delicate fingerpicking, those sustained notes that seem to hang in the air forever, the way he could go from something almost classical and tender to something genuinely menacing in the span of a few bars. He's often credited with pioneering the two-handed tapping technique before it became a guitar cliché. When he left in 1977 to go solo, Genesis lost something irreplaceable. His solo catalog is vast and consistently interesting, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2010 was well deserved — just took the world a while to catch up.
Overview
Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English guitarist who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three live albums, seven singles and one EP before he left to pursue a solo career. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Hackett
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴ・ハケット
- Reading
- すてぃーゔ・はけっと
- Born
- February 12, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- London, Roman Empire
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / songwriter / singer / recording artist / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Morley College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.