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[on his approach to performance] I start from one point and go as far as possible. But, unfortunately, I never lose my way. I 'localize', which is to say that I think always in a given space.I rarely think of the whole of a solo, and only very briefly. I always return to the small part of the solo that I was in the process of playing. The harmonies have become for me a kind of obsession.

I want to be a force for real good. In other words, I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.

Overall, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give to the listener the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe ... That's what I would like to do. I think that's one of the greatest things you can do in life and we all try to do that in some way. The musician's is through his music.

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.