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And as far as guitars go, I loved Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West's stuff.

Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument.

I love collecting guitars, even though I can't play well. My favourite guitarists are Richie Blackmore, Jimmy Paige, and John Mayer.

Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence, that was a big thrill. He's completely out of his mind.

I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four strings of the guitar.

I was an original Elvis fan. He was the voice of my generation. I was listening to him on the radio when he released his great Sun records with Scotty Moore on electric guitar and Bill Black on bass.

I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.

I'm a huge fan of Joe Walsh and a big James Gang fan. A lot of what I know about playing the guitar I learned from listening to him.

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.