“I’VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM LISTENING TO JONI MITCHELL. I REALIZED THERE WAS A LOT MORE TO LEARN THAN JUST SHREDDING LEADS”
ALTHOUGH HE’S RECOGNIZED as one of the most gifted guitarists of his generation, Eric Johnson considers himself a student of his instrument. “Playing guitar is being part of a journey that never ends,” says the artist, whose latest albums, The Book of Making and Yesterday Meets Today were released in July. “That’s what’s so great about it. You can’t just focus on a destination because there’s so much to discover along the way.”
One might assume Johnson was born with a guitar in his hands, but in fact he began his musical life as a child studying piano. By the time he picked up the
