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

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

The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can't let them forget what the song is.

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.

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

The greatest teacher is just going out and playing.

Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing thats lasting.

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

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.

She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.

If all of us make peace as a purpose of our life, how could there be war?

I wasn't good enough. I had a little talent but not enough. There is nothing more discouraging than having just a little talent.

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. Blood doesn't run in races! Come on!

Goals are like bananas, they come in bunches.

It is but a poor establishment where there are not many superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to the thieves.

I prefer the Chinese method of eating.... You can do anything at the table except arm wrestle.

The idea that anybody was forced, or pressured, or encouraged, is not true.

What differences were there between Maradona and Platini?

In dialogue, individuals gain insights that simply could not be achieved individually.