“PLAYING THE GUITAR is a life-long pursuit and a joy,” says slide guitar legend Sonny Landreth. “You can always learn something from another player because the art of guitar playing is so personal. What one player takes from somebody else gets interpreted in a new way, and then you pick up the thread and do it your way. In that respect, it never gets old or boring.”
Between recording sessions and tours, Landreth puts the guitar down to catch his breath, but he stresses that he has a three-day max for downtime. “I feel like I’m at my best when I keep my edge up,” he says. “It’s like what athletes goes through — they have to let their body rest. But after three days, I’ll look at