Al Di Meola's My World: “You wanted to be on your game… or you’d get your ass kicked” | Songlines
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

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Al Di Meola (photo: Alexander Mertsch)

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