I was taking a nose dive somewhere between eleven and twelve because my sister had died and I was practicing something that siblings do which is follow in their footsteps and die as well. — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
I think that open tunings are a trap really because it's really hard not to sound like an open tuning when your using one and that gets old as well as what you learn in one open tuning is going… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
I seem to find different material every four to six months and I frequently forget it which is a shame because it would be… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist. — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
You can't really tell what the audience wants but you can tell what will keep everybodies attention in the same place. — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
The first music I was exposed to was Stravinsky and I loved it but I don't remember it. — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
You can't really tell what the audience wants but you can tell what will keep everybody's attention in the same place. — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
Musically, I am still hooked and just hypnotized by the sound of the guitar itself. I mean, a guitar sounds good if you drop… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
With all these great (guitar teachers) around here, don't cop their licks, COP THEIR ATTITUDE. — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
I don't spend a lot of time thinking of what they'll do musically, I try to imagine being locked into a windowless room with… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
I do have a library of events I can talk about and I always expect to find a different point of view on it… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about… — Leo Kottke Copy Share Image
