The Steve Morse Interview: From The Dregs, to Deep Purple and Kansas

Ok people, from now on every guitarist should be able to play a song right before the interview starts. What a cool fantastic way to elevate and engage the audience to his music. My respect to Steve for being a real 24/7 professional musician bringing all the right equipment he usually uses. This is the way to go guys! 🤘🏻🎸🔥

One of the most amazing guitar players I've ever heard... and thankfully I had the opportunity to see him play live a few times! Thanks for the interview... awesome!

When the Rolling Stone top 250 guitarists of all time came out and Steve didn't even show up on the list - I immediately gave up hope that Rolling Stone could possibly be taken seriously. I have Steve in the top 10.

So so so sorry to hear about his wife passing away this week. All my support to Steve.

Such humility and talent all wrapped into one package, He's a quiet genius and I respect that so much.

His skills as a guitarist, his humility, his simplicity, his serenity, his musical culture, etc.: we need more person like Steve in the world

Watching Steve having to change his technique entirely due to health problems is unbelievable and amazing at the same time. Many would simply give up at this point in life. The man is relentless and gives us a lesson in resilience, drive and strong will to keep moving ahead no matter what.

💚I am a stage hand in Finland. After all the grueling years building concerts; this man was the only one I have had, to stop as soon as he saw us waiting to do load out. With his guitar still in hand, he was clearly heading to the greenroom. But as soon as he saw us waiting to work, he did one large step, stopped, put his hands together & bowed while saying thank you. I havent watched this yet, but Im pretty sure this is going to be a humble interview🤙🏻

Musicians like Steve Morse are one in tens of millions. He is such a humble, unpretentious man. To see him facing his physical limitations and finding ways to continue playing is truly inspiring. May he have many more years to share his immense talent with us.

You've surpassed every Billion dollar TV channel on the planet, and cornered the market for interviewing legendary musicians Rick. What a magnificent feat!

The guitar player's guitar player. Hands down one of the the best to ever pick up a guitar and such a down to earth and humble personality. You can't not love Steve Morse and his incredible masterpieces that we have enjoyed over the years. Rick, you've had some great interviews in the past but this one was way up there! Thank you.

Steve's humility is his strongest attribute. His and Rod's work have blessed me for 50+ years.

Morse, Metheny, Bullock and Pastorius. Sounds like the law firm sent from heaven. What an interview. Thank you, Rick, once again. 2023 was the year of Beato.🎉

Steve Morse is - and always will be - the gold standard for what a dedicated musician and humble human being should be. Thank you for this interview and all the other work you do, Rick. I very much appreciate you.

I love when an interview ends and I feel like a different person! This guy is the real deal.

Only on Youtube and only on Rick Beato would I get to see and hear such a well done interview. Just love how you let the Steve talk and tell us and show us what makes him special. This is the internet at its very best and musicanship at its apex! Thank you!

Dear Rick. I have to thank you for one of the most beautiful interviews ever. It meant too much for me. It was new year 1981 to 1982 when I first heard The Dregs. I was spending the holidays in a farm in the interior of Brazil. I had just lost my father and my girl friend. Steve's music kind of assembled me together again. The way you directed the interview just made humanist Steve's personality bloom. Thank you again.

As a life-long Deep Purple and Blackmore fan, it wasn't easy to get into Morse, but watching the man perform over the years, you couldn't help but get blown away by how amazing he is. And now this video has really added some real humaniy to the legend, which just makes him even more awesome. Truly another great video on the channel.

What a brilliant guy. I could listen to him play all day. Entirely unique musical voice.

When I started playing guitar in the late 90s, I listened to Iommi, Blackmore, Lifeson, Page and the Ozzy guitarists. I also listened to Iron Maiden and other classic bands. Until then, I had a way of playing and studying guitar. When I was about 12 years old, I watched the DVD Live in Bombay (India), with Steve Morse on Purple. That was revolutionary. I listened to Malmsteen and things like that, but Steve Morse was on another level. I completely changed the way I study and listen to guitar. Morse always knows the notes he is playing, that was the most surprising thing for me. He didn't just move his fingers, he played what his brain and ear told him should be played. Because of this harmony between the melody and the chords, which is why the notes are always within the harmony, his sound is magical. They were perfect melodies, with perfect constructions: antecedent and consequent, notes that told a story. And the technique, the speed, was almost always used to connect phrases and ideas, and this means that it is not a mere demonstration of speed, but rather speed in favor of the music. Steve Morse is unique and is certainly the most prepared guitarist in the history of rock of all time. I'm the number 1 fan.