I Spent A Lot Of Time Teaching

Larry Carlton Is An Incredibly Versatile Guitarist Who Has Been A Major Force For Guitar For Many Years. He Is Easily Recognizable - All You Have To Do Is Hear Him Once And From That Point On You'll Be A Fan, Just Like Me. It Gives Me Great Pleasure To Extend Congratulations To Larry On His 2011 George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations !

The Greatest Guitar Player In The World Today For Me Is Paco De Lucia, Who Is Actually Spanish.

My Whole Career From The Early 70s On Has Been Mind-blowing. I Didn't Imagine In My Life That I Would Ever Be Considered A Guitar Player First Of All Because I Started Off As A Singer.

Of Course We've Lost So Many Superstars Who've Made Jazz What It Is. We've Lost So Many Musicians Who Created New Things And Changed The Way We Think About Music And Who Took Jazz To A New Level. So Jazz Is Suffering From That. But We Still Have A Lot Of Incredible People Playing Jazz In The World. We Have A Lot Of People Leading The Way.

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.