Of the whole bunch of guys who play hollow body guitar, I think Herb Ellis has the most drive

..I wanted to create music that was so different that my mother could tell me from anyone else

The audience, they're not professionals. They just love music. It isn't necessary to play over their heads to be admired.

I never stop being amazed by all the different ways of playing the guitar and making it deliver a message.

Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better.

You can't go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm.

.. the guitar is just a wonderful instrument. It's everything: a bartender, a psychiatrist, a housewife. It's everything, but it's elusive