I'm Not A Collector, However, And I

I Bad A Piano Long Before I Bad A Guitar, And The Practice I Got Just Playing Those Three Chords In A Basic 12-bar Blues Song Was Very Important.

The Music You Make Is Shaped By What You Play It On ... If You Feel That You're Not Getting Enough Out Of A Song, Change The Instrument - Go From An Acoustic To An Electric Or Vice Versa, Or Try An Open Tuning ... Do Something To Shake It Up.

As Far As Being A 'player's Player,' You've Only Got To Go To Nashville Or Argentina And You Can Forget About It. The World Is Full Of Amazing Guitar Players, And You Know It, And I Know It...it's A Humbling Experience.

I Love Gibsons, And Nationals, Too. There's Something Magical About Them.

While I Was Into Many Different Types Of Music, And Played With Many Different Local Groups, I Really Didn't Have A Band To Call My Own Until Dire Straits Was Formed In 1977.