![]() It all deals with “Oh my God.” The big G-spot, which is God. I’ll stop there because this should be PG. You discover the sensation of getting the first French kiss. ![]() When you put your fingers on that note, you get chills. But it’s your relationship with that sound. Lovers come and go, but your relationship with the guitar - any brand or anything - stays. SANTANA: My guitar is my best lover, ever. The guys from Creedence Clearwater used to say: “What is it you call that music you’re playing?” And I go, “African rhythms with blues guitar.”ĪP: There are many enduring relationships you have in “Carlos” but how would you characterize your relationship to the guitar? So I learned how to scramble the eggs differently. Who would have thunk it that one minute I’m washing dishes at Tic Tock (Drive-In) and the next I’m on stage with Jerry Garcia and Eric Clapton and they’re looking at me like I definitely got something they want to learn from? They’d all go, “Where did you get that?” And I’d say, “Well, when you were listening to this, I was listening to a Hungarian gypsy musician named Gábor Szabó.” And also drummers. Ha ha! That he belongs on stage with these incredible musicians. It’s interesting to watch this person constantly strive and believe that he belongs. “I have developed selective celestial amnesia.”ĪP: How was it to watch a movie of your life? “I have nothing but good memories,” said Santana. Santana, speaking with a panoramic photograph of the Woodstock performance hanging on the wall behind him, reflected on his journey, his sound and some of the demons he’s faced along the way. “The Bay area definitely attracts characters, you know?” said Santana. He’s been in San Francisco since his family (his father played the violin in a mariachi band) moved from Mexico in the 1960s. ![]() Santana, who launches the nationwide 1001 Rainbows Tour in Newark, New Jersey, on June 21, recently spoke by Zoom from his Bay Area home in California.
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