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

It is always about discovering what, hidden, does not lie on the paper.

The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.

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.

When I started to play with my fingernails, it was not just for volume. The most important thing was giving the guitar different colors in its voices.

When I began, the guitar was en-closed in a vicious circle. There were no composers writing for the guitar, be-cause there were no virtuoso guitarists.

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