Thursday, April 9, 2026
Al Di Meola's My World: “You wanted to be on your game… or you’d get your ass kicked”
The American guitar virtuoso tells Charlotte Bateman how a chance encounter in a hotel elevator, a tab of LSD and two maestros shaped a life in music
Al Di Meola (photo: Alexander Mertsch)
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