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 places. There are some musicians who are really putting out a good vibe with new theories. I try and keep up.

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

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

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 entertain folks. That's really who I am.

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

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

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