In this episode of the Acoustic Uprising Tommy Emmanuel talks about building an audience over time and getting inspiration from people like Rodger Federer and Mohammed Ali. Tommy is an intense dude.  He believes that the pursuit of excellence can ultimately lead to happiness. He discusses playing all different styles, being unclassifiable and bringing instrumental music to a mainstream audience. Changing the industry.  He tells many awesome tales of Django Reindhart, Merle Travis, Chet Aitkens and Michael hedges