Lenny Breau dazzled me with his extraordinary guitar playing... I wish the world had the opportunity to experience his artistry.

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.

The first time I tried to sing along with my guitar, everybody in the studio booed. They all said it wouldn't work.

There was no time to lose, no time to waste in rest or play. The life of the earth comes up with a rush in the springtime.

Archie asked me if I knew Dante's definition of hell..."Proximity without intimacy, " he said.

What is more important than reading books; is reading people's faces.

I would never say that being Bob Marley's son has been a pressure. It has been a door opener.

The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism.

The main thing a childhood in the Church did for me, I think, was set up the universe as a moral system. Once you've seen it that way, it always seems that way.

A dog has kindliness in his heart and dignity in his demeanor. The finest qualities anyone can have.

You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it.

Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

Why do people carry guns? Protection, right? To protect me and myself. Whether it's home protection or street protection.