I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds possible. That's the point now isn't it?

It featured three tracks composed and recorded with Jan Hammer while five were written with Hymas. In the same year he appeared once again at Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival performing with Vinnie Colaiuta Jason Rebello and the then 21-year-old bassist Tal Wilkenfeld. Arie Konono N°1 Oumou Sangare and others and received a third Grammy in 2011 for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the track.

MSNBC has called him a "guitarist's guitarist". Beck appears on albums by Mick Jagger Tina Turner Jon Bon Jovi Malcom McLaren Kate Bush Roger Waters Donovan Stevie Wonder Les Paul Zucchero Cyndi Lauper Brian May Stanley Clarke and ZZ Top. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds (the other two being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page).