I just came across this fantastic interview by Guthrie Govan, and it certainly is very thought provoking and is without doubt one of the most down to earth and humbling interviews I have read. It just goes to show that you don't have to have a massive ego or be a total show off. In particular, I found this two sections very important and interesting

At the various guitar clinics he conducts, Guthrie Govan has a series of questions he likes to pose to attendees. "I find that knowing why you're playing helps to make all of the other questions disappear," he explains. "So I'll ask people things like, 'Why am I playing? What do I expect from my guitar playing? Do I want to be in a band? Do I want to write music? Do I want to be some YouTube god who just scares the other shredders?' These are all interesting things to consider."

They really are interesting things to consider, and I know I have been thinking about them a lot since I read the article. Personally, I feel that I want to slow down, concentrate more on note choice and getting more depth and tone from each note, trying to add my personality into everything I play.And this is without doubt one of the best things and piece of advice, I have ever read about guitar playing...

I don't think there is a 'best' guitar player in the world. People ask me at clinics, 'Who do you think is the best guitar player? Who's your favorite guitar player?' And I always reply, 'I know who my favorite Hendrix is.' [Laughs] Or 'I know who my favorite Django Reinhardt is.'  "Really, I think the goal is to find your unique thing and then spend the rest of your life competing with yourself, getting better at crystallizing whatever it is that makes your musical voice special. So I don't subscribe to the whole 'best or worst' thing. Guitar playing isn't a sport."

You can read the full article here, well worth it for sure!!PeaceNeil