People always ask me, "how do you warm up?" My response can get quite detailed depending on the time allotted to answer the question, but the short answer is this: I don't! 

 I’ve been reading Guitar Player magazine for the last 31 years, and I actually still have every issue from August 1978 to the present. It’s been a great source of knowledge and research info for me.

Stuart Smith, who has been mentored by Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore—and has shared stages with Buddy Guy, Richie Sambora, Slash, Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, Howard Leese, Paul Rodgers, David Paich, Uli Jon Roth, Joe Lynn Turner, Glenn Hughes, Keith Emerson,

STUART SMITH's CAREER BLOG Stuart Smith, who has been mentored by Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore, and has shared stages with Buddy Guy, Richie Sambora, Slash, Steve Lukathur, Bobby Kimball, Howard Leese, Paul Rodgers, David Paich, Uli Jon Roth, Joe Lynn

In April 1993, I rejoined The Steve Miller Band after a six-year hiatus raising my first daughter with my lovely wife Dianne Steinberg. My return gig was TSMB opening for Paul McCartney on Earthday at The Hollywood Bowl, along with several other huge acts.