From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles

1962 to 1965, where suddenly the guitar became this icon of youth culture all over the world, thanks mostly to the Beatles. Add to that, that I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times, and that the guitar was the one instrument that my parents absolutely refused to let in the house. So you add it up and see that irresistible forces led me to the guitar.

The Unity Band project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else.

Players get to that intermediate level where they can already play pretty good, and that's kind of a dangerous period because they tend to start playing only the things that they can play, rather than the things they can't.

I just have never seen anyone build anything significant in any field without having a deep and detailed sense of what they are building on.

I love playing and working on music. It is something that I feel really lucky to be able to spend my life doing. And I don't sleep much!

What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity