For his first long-form return to the documentary format since the Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggenheim cranked his amp to 11 and convened a real-life guitar hero summit. It Might Get Loud brings together Jimmy Page, Jack White and the Edge, letting the ax men tell stories of their bands, songs and upbringings. I met up with Guggenheim last month at the Beverly Hills Hotel to talk about his film, the beautiful mystery of music, and the perils of the Guitar Hero franchise, and how it’s seemingly weirdly commodified the creative/expressive experience for a generation of kids. For the Q&A, from New York Magazine‘s Vulture, click here.