Joe’s relationship with Tommy Emmanuel and how Tommy and Phil Emmanuel became mentors to Joe…

Great story of how Joe grew up in very rural Australia, without electricity or warm water for the first 10 years of his life… and how this impacted him as he moved to America and became a professional guitarist…

Music’s role and how musicians are perceived in America, verusus in Europe, China, and Japan…

The “defining moment” that changed Joe’s life and called him to play guitar…

Advantages and disadvantages of playing as a solo act versus running a band, and more…