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

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

Guitar gigs were everywhere in the '50s, and I started diddling around so I could keep working. Playing honky-tonk, simple stuff. I took a few gigs with an organ band that put me out front.

There is no finer guitarist than Kenny Burrell

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

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

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