It’s been almost 10 years since Supernatural earned Santana 10 Grammy nominations and eight awards, and once again positioned him as a major musical force. He’s happy for the success, of course, but right now he wants to look not to the past but to the future, to what’s on his agenda seven years from now. That’s when he plans to hang up his guitar for good, start a church in Maui and become its resident preacher.
The guitar legend opens up about the seven times “suicide was knocking,” his painful divorce and darkness in his past as he rehearses for a tour promoting his 38th album, Multi Dimensional Warrior.
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