His ever-present melodic sense is at the core of every new song. A Thousand Pictures is rooted in rock, with Chaquico's acoustic guitar artistry floating on a very electric rhythm section. His instrument of choice is a Signature Series guitar Chaquico helped design for Washburn International, and which makes its recording debut on A Thousand Pictures. Now take it from there, and use your imagination,' she told us. And you've got thirty kids, each with his own story inspired by the same piece of music.
People use their imaginations to create their own story.
I can give them a vision, but then they can draw upon their own experience. The music for 1993's Acoustic Highway came out of playing acoustic guitar at home for his then-pregnant wife Kimberly, and then for their infant son Kyle. It was a major change of life for Chaquico. From 1974 to 1990, while other musicians came and went, he was the only musician on every Starship album and tour, writing many of the songs and helping the group collect more than a dozen gold and platinum albums as well as Grammy and Academy Award nominations. At the end, after so many changes in the lineup, the band had lost that synergy and direction, so I left, thinking maybe I'd start another rock band.