I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.

I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.

I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four strings of the guitar.

It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching.

I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around.

Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.

I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.