I listen to other guitar players, yeah. It gives me new concepts and shows me where the instrument is going for the future and it is going some place….

The less one remembers about the day before, the more the new day will be unfettered by triviality..

Of course we've lost so many superstars who've made jazz what it is. We've lost so many musicians who created new things and changed the way we think….

There is no finer guitarist than Kenny Burrell.

I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest Jazz cats on the planet..

People who love jazz musicians love us when we play what we want to play and we're starving. But as soon as you commercialize your sound like Wes Mon….

I like Simon Cowell - look at how many great artists have come out of the U.K. because of him..

Lenny Breau dazzled me with his extraordinary guitar playing... I wish the world had the opportunity to experience his artistry..

The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can't let ….

I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it..

The first time I tried to sing along with my guitar, everybody in the studio booed. They all said it wouldn't work..

As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertai….

My whole career from the early 70s on has been mind-blowing. I didn't imagine in my life that I would ever be considered a guitar player first of all….

Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing thats lasting..

Never give up on a good thing, never give up, never give up!.

You might not feel like playing pretty all the time. Instead, you might want to play something nasty....you might want to play something out of conte….

No matter what they take from me, they can't take away my dignity..

The greatest teacher is just going out and playing..

Larry Carlton is an incredibly versatile guitarist who has been a major force for guitar for many years. He is easily recognizable - all you have to ….

The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish..

I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument..