"A remarkable guitarist with a remarkable career." The Essential Gary Lucas offers a potpourri of adventurous sounds and ambitious intentions." "Lucas' work offers a fascinating glimpse into a musical world that allows those imaginative instincts to take spark in ways that simply seem boundless. "A testament to the man's restless energy and imagination." "The elegance of the phrasing, the ubiquity of call and response figures (another connection to Miles Davis), the ability to fit almost sonic environment is quite uncanny.There isn't a single item here that doesn't have Lucas's musical personality running through it like quartz. But I came out of the basement with album after album building my reputation". I've been cheated so many times I could write a book about it. Not caring about the salary.alright, caring. Over the years I took literally every gig I could get. Gary Lucas will tell you about EVERYTHING today. Places: Silk Road, Taipei, Czech Republic, Knitting Factory. The names of Chris Cornell, Richard Wagner, Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley and Krzysztof Komeda will be dropped. Diversity and a unique playing style, steeped in American folk and rock psychedelia, make Gary Lucas one of the most important American guitarists of the last 30 years. He played Jewish music and Chinese jazz from the 1930s, was the backbone of Captain Beefheart's band, interpreted Wagner and Czech classics, and wrote rock hits for Jeff Buckley. Here's the show's description translated: Gary was interviewed on 4/7/21 on national Polish radio by Tomasz Gregorczyk and Janusz Jablonski-just click on the button in the middle of the page (It's mainly in Polish though)