And I go, “African rhythms with blues guitar.” Carlos Santana and his wife, Cindy Blackman Santana, attend the “Carlos” premiere in New York City. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 – “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 ...

Carlos Santana: 'My guitar is my best lover, ever' “Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage. Santana, 75, can still whip a crowd into a frenzy like few others.

Now 75 years old, guitar hero Carlos Santana can still whip a crowd into a frenzy like few others. He's been doing it since he stormed onto the San Francisco scene from the Mission District in the ...

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 ...