▁induct ed ▁into ▁" Hol lywood ' s ▁Rock W alk ", ▁alongside ▁those ▁of ▁guitar ists ▁Edd ie ▁Van ▁Hal en , ▁Steve ▁L uk ather , ▁Kirk ▁Hamm ett ▁and ▁Sl ash , ▁among ▁others . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Asian ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁" H on or ary ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Performance " ▁from ▁the ▁Mus icians ▁Institute ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Korean ▁artist ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁guitar ▁brand ▁Gib son . ▁ ▁Personal ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁married ▁Je ong ▁A e - H wa , ▁a ▁twenty - e ight - year ▁old ▁corpor ate ▁designer , ▁introduced ▁by ▁friends ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁daughter ▁and ▁son . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁performed ▁in ▁a ▁parent ' s ▁concert ▁at ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁kind erg arten . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Dow nt own ▁D OW N TO WN ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁ ▁Nova S onic ▁NO VA SON IC ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁NO VA SON IC ▁ 2 ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁NO VA SON IC ▁ 3 ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁ 4 th ▁House ▁Han ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁▁ 2 Cell ▁▁ 2 Cell