It’s a real blessing and a gift that in one note you can be recognized out of thousands and thousands of guitar players around the world. It’s like that with the people I love. John McLaughlin.

SANTANA: My guitar is my best lover, ever. Lovers come and go, but your relationship with the guitar — any brand or anything — stays. But it's your relationship with that sound.

NEW YORK (AP) — “Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage. “I don’t like to coast. I don’t like to rope-a-dope ...

Carlos Santana, one of the most singular guitar players in rock history, reflects on his journey, his sound and some of the demons he's faced along the way. He is launching a nationwide tour on ...

Carlos Santana, left, and Eric Clapton hug following a jam session at the Cotton Bowl during the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Sunday, June 6, 2004, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez ...

NEW YORK – “Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage. “I don’t like to coast. I don’t like to rope-a-dope,” Santana ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage. “I don’t like to coast. I don’t like to rope-a-dope ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage. “I don’t like to coast. I don’t like to rope-a-dope ...

NEW YORK — “Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage. “I don’t like to coast. I don’t like to rope-a-dope,” Santana says.

NEW YORK (AP) — “Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage. “I don’t like to coast. I don’t like to rope-a-dope ...

SANTANA: My guitar is my best lover, ever. Lovers come and go, but your relationship with the guitar — any brand or anything — stays. But it's your relationship with that sound.

It’s a real blessing and a gift that in one note you can be recognized out of thousands and thousands of guitar players around the world. It’s like that with the people I love. John McLaughlin.