What was the Pete Townshend quote about thinking about quitting when he first saw Hendrix?
For me it was kind of a religious experience. It just made me want to play more. I can remember him wiping his guitar down with a rebel flag towel and he had these cool black bellbottoms with white inserts, wearing a great black shirt, and he was just so cool. Sounds like quite the experience for a kid. Oh yeah, and the other was seeing the Beatles. Where’d you see them? Suffolk Downes. I was as close as you could get to them, which was against the cyclone fence. It was probably 500 feet from them, but I did get to see them. I guess if I had to pick a guy who really expanded electric guitar, to me it would be Jeff Beck. He’s changed his style so many times, but still he’s able to come back and do something like “Crazy Legs.” You listen to that, and then Blow By Blow, and Guitar Shop, and you say, “There’s no way this is the same guy.” What about genres other than rock? Well, there’s Pat Martino. He’s a great player. Kenny Burrell… You mentioned Chet. Yeah, Chet. You know, it’s funny;
