Blues...
I was soon fascinated by those three chords repeated across twelve bars: the blues, especially its roots in the Mississippi Delta. Robert Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Lemon Jefferson and many others inspired me to pick up an acoustic guitar and try to reproduce that devil's music. On 6 July 1988 I was fortunate enough to see Stevie Ray Vaughan live at the Arena in Lignano Sabbiadoro. He sadly died only a couple of years later, but his gripping sound and explosive power made such an impression on me that few others have influenced or inspired me as much. I remember standing below the stage, wide-eyed and open-mouthed, watching that force of nature play guitar.