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 more I can learn about music, the more I learn about other things.

The main thing in my life...is that I really need to go home and practice.

...to me if it's anything, jazz is a verb-it's more like a process than it is a thing.

People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.

More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.

Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you.