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I Don't Know If I Would Qualify As Mainstream. I Think I Have Managed To Function Pretty Successfully On The Fringes Of The Music World And Have Been Able To Play Exactly What I Have Wanted The Way I Have Wanted

The First Thing I Learned Was The Theme From Peter Gunn.

My Older Brother Mike Is An Excellent Trumpet Player. By The Time He Was 12, He Was Playing Around Kansas City In Classical Situations. He Was Already An Amazing Talent.

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.

I Don't Worry Too Much About The Fundamentalist Principles That Are In Almost Any Discussion About Jazz.