My prayer to the Lord every day, is this-I have been a great sinner. I do not deserve Heaven. Let me stay here.

I belong to the scarce minority of artists who work in good faith, around whom the phenomenal world vanishes, as it happens to the mystics when they give themselves to prayer.

I've had only three wives and three guitars in my life, though I've flirted with others.

It is impossible to feign mastery of an instrument, however skillful the impostor may be.

Every guitarist has a special quality of sound. The best ones will use a good ear, much sensitivity and a thorough knowledge of music to prepare the nuances and colors of sound.

(I was) my own teacher and pupil, and thanks to the efforts of both, they were not discontented with each other.

Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart.