“Over the years I hope I've become more of a musican and less of a guitarist.” YearsMusicGuitarist Author:Larry Coryell
“And what happened was, it's the same thing an older, more successful writer of ficition might say to a student: write about what you know. And what I knew - of course I knew jazz, but I also knew country, blues and some rock and roll. And that came out.” KnowsWritingCountryMightCoursesMusicSuccessfulHappenedRocksStudentsJazzRock And Roll Author:Larry Coryell
“Barney Kessel was 'Mr. Guitar,' the foremost jazz guitarist of his generation. He had an amazing imagination, his solos were incredible, he swung his tail off, he was a heck of an arranger and could out-read anybody.” ImaginationMusicGenerationsJazzGuitarIncrediblesTailsSoloGuitarist Author:Larry Coryell
“There was nothing that I ever did, no conscious effort to do one kind of behavior or another, I can't explain what it was, but I can explain that the thinking of the time was that we didn't want to emulate our heroes. That wasn't kosher. 'Don't try to play the old cliches, play like yourself' - that's what people were saying” PeopleThinkingWantTryingKindI CanPlayEffortMusicLike YouHeroBehaviorConsciousClicheEmulateLike YourselfKosher Author:Larry Coryell