what are the things I've always liked about guitar playing?  I really like melody.  I like interesting chord changes.  I don't really like guitar solos.  I like to hear Neil Young solo.  I like to hear Jeff Beck solo.  Jimmy Page? Other than that, it's just dull.

I'm always looking for guitar players who can take melodic ideas and use them in rhythmic or chordal senses.

Peter Buck.  my teenage hero.

I'm surprised to say this, but there were several REM songs from their new album that I liked when they played them on Austin City Limits.