Dominic Miller Wrote The Most Famous Riff Of All Time 

This is how you interview a musician. You speak 5% of the time, and let the guest talk and play for the rest. Wonderful.

My guess is that you may never see this comment, but if you do so much the better. Thank you and Dominic Miller so much for making my day and also making me cry. I am not very bright and have spent most of my life driving truck's around the U.K. I have spent many years trying to play guitar with out much success. Please keep on doing what you do it's so cool. Dave W

This was truthfully some of the most beautiful guitar playing I’ve ever heard

I think Ricks interviews are some of the best things on RU-vid. Nothing better than sitting down with a gin or whiskey and listening to these brilliant interviews for an hour or so. Absolute quality.

Rick Beato has become so important, not only for the fans, but for music in general, amazing.

It’s crazy how he makes every note sound so clear with such difficult chord fingerings. A true expert at his craft.

Dominic doesn't know this, but its because of his passionate and tasteful playing that I became a musician. I was growing up in a musician's home so I was destined to pick up an instrument or two, but wasn't moved by the stuff my parents were playing, so I didn't start playing until age 6. At 6 years old, my dad recorded a crummy VHS live recording of ten summoners tales, where sting wore this unforgettable fluorescent gold silk shirt. And off to his left was Dominic and his luxuriant but simple playing coming through on Fields of Gold. It made an everlasting impression on me, a spark of effemeral musical life that Dominic infected me with, and I couldn't be more thankful for it. Thank you to both Sting and Dominic for your fatherly sort of examples in all things music.

OMG. His transcriptions of "your song" and "winner takes a fall" had me in tears. Such beauty. He slowed down the notes and it took on a new life. He's a genius.

Dominic Miller is a legend....he claims to be not so great but it's so obvious that he's a fantastic guitar player....period. He's amazing. His lack of muted or buzzing notes/his sense of time/his amazing clarity while playing a classical guitar leaves no doubt about his skill and musicianship. Could listen to him play for hours. This interview is sublime. Thank you Mr. Beato, you are also a legend.

What a touch, what a tone, what a kind person. Absolute gem of an interview! ❤

Met Dominic years ago in my business partner’s Battersea restaurant. I would fly in from Boston with fresh lobster and crabmeat and Dominic would be ready for a nice Italian/American meal. We sat together often. He told me he played the guitar….so humble. It wasn’t until he gave me tickets to see Sting at Albert Hall that I realized he was Sting’s guitarist. Amazing guitarist who loves music so much and shirks the fame aspect. Such a grounded individual he has always been an inspiration.

Just came here after watching him teach Paul David's bossa nova. Dominic should be on every best guitarist list.

Amazing. No shredding, No sweeps, no million notes a second. But the most tasteful guitar playing. I hope the young players start doing this too.

I find it really awesome and kind of Dominic Miller to play the guitar a lot during the interview instead of just talking. Not many do this.

Classy. Charming. Humble. Refreshing.

This video just made Dominic one of my favorite guitarists! What a lovely person, and I'm in shock over how beautiful everything he plays sounds.

I have never watched an interview where the musician starts playing, and creates a perfect bubble of silence... it's like the rest of your day falls away and all you are left with is pure wonder. Amazing. I think this feels mostly down to what Dominic is "not" playing - he leaves each note in its own space, with its own importance and weight, the right amount of respect for every single brush or pluck or slide... amazing interview, amazing guitarist

What a TOUCH Dom has on the guitar! Nothing rushed, nothing forced, just pure emotion ringing out from his heart to ours.........beautiful!

I'm not even a sting fan yet I cannot get enough of Dominic's personality, in that of his speaking and his playing. Truly a hypnotic, beautiful yet simple and relaxing presence.

The sound coming from that little guitar is amazing! Rick’s genius is letting Dominic play.

“I’m not that great a guitarist”😮He has the only thing that’s important, and in spades, he can convey what is touching his heart, straight to yours. I’ve rarely been moved so much as I was listening to Dominic playing “Your song”. “The Soul Cages” is possibly Sting’s best album. Dominic’s playing is stellar throughout. Sting chose him to play in his band .. that’s how good he is. 😀

I would've watched 10 hours of this. This is not an "interview", this is pure awesomeness...

Miller is a genius...he makes it look simple. His explanation makes the riff seem like 'of course playing it slowly makes this so easy'. Only a handful of people in the world can make such inspired tonation seem matter-of-fact.

this guy's 'touch' on the guitar is immense. But Rick B is surely the best interviewer of others musicians. Fabulous. Thank you!

Arguably your greatest interview yet. What a charming, warm, smart, talented, interesting, humble, wonderful man. And you conducted your interview perfectly, letting Dominic go... letting him teach and recall and PLAY. Thanks for hitting it out of the park yet again, Rick.

Playing one of the most beautiful songs in the world, turning to one specific chord, looking to Rick and saying, "I think that's right" with a smile and going on. That moment broke me. What a friendly person.

This interview just takes you to a completely different serene place that you could only wish to stay for good

This interview w Dominic was riveting and I’m not a musician. I have learned more about music through Dominic’s teachings. Excellent conversation, focus, positive energy and well balanced human being. One other video that is intriguing to me is when Sting is singing and Dominic moves quietly to the backup singers and instrumentalists to help them. What a memorable moment.

Rick is one of the few people who can interview legends and not come across as awkward, stiff, or interrupting. He deserves all the success on this channel. Love this interview as much as the others. Great watch and listen!

Rick (and guests) just keep rising to new heights every time. This channel is such a treasure; there's nothing else with this level of quality on youtube or TV. Nothing.

Dominic Miller interviews himself, answering questions he hasn't been asked. Rick Beato just lets the stream of consciousness meander along without him interrupting. Great stuff. DM's Amsterdam meetup with "that Dutch RU-vidr", when he teaches Paul Davids to play bossa nova, is also well worth watching.

Dominic seems so down to earth. So refreshing. Wonderful interview Rick.

I saw this was over an hour long and I thought, I know I don't have the stamina for this. I'll watch a few minutes, see what the riff was, and maybe come back to it later. I could *not* leave once I'd started! Wonderful interview, beautiful music, enlightening and inspiring. Thank you both!!!!

That moment when it's just 2 guys enjoying the sound of guitar. They could be anywhere, but at the root of it, it's all about the feeling you get when music fills you. Dom obviously gets it. Rick gets it. Rick there have been many who have graced your presence, and I don't doubt there will be many more. There are all kinds of interviews out there but it's very rare that the interviewee is mutually excited to sit down and talk shop. Not surface level shop, real nuts and bolts. thank you.

The "All by myself" Eric Carmen piece was really composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff and is the theme of his second Piano Concerto middle movement. In fact, all 3 of those movements were made into popular song melodies. That's how great that Piano Concerto is. Certainly one of the most beautiful ever written. Check it out.

It’s Christmas Day and I’m lying in bed with covid. This was exactly what I needed. I had the privilege of seeing him in concert with Sting several times. Thank you.

This channel will end up an archive of historically significant interviews. Try to interview as many famous musicians as you can Rick! They are not getting any younger! No one has your skill set and knowledge to be able to produce masterpieces like this

Watch how many times he runs through the main progression of Shape of My Heart throughout the video - every time he plays it with reverence, even if the point is to get to the next part, he doesn't rush through the chords, he plays it all. I love that. This is perhaps the most enjoyable hour I have ever spent on RU-vid. Thank you Rick and Dominic!

My favourite Beato interview (so far!) Dominic Miller is fabulous. Fascinating. A wonderful musician. Very spiritual.

I could listen to him all day along. Plays to the heart.

Personally, I think this kind of interviewing is the start of something big! The sound quality is absolutely stunning? The playing equally so... but damn what an amazing video! Well done to Rick and his team.

0:00 I went back to Paul Davids’ video. He does mention Dominic Miller as the original guitarist and composer. He doesn’t say “the guy who plays it live”, but refers to Dominic. And even Dominic in this interview admits to play it differently when playing it live.

Dominic is such a great interviewee, so lighthearted, knowledgeable, and down to earth!

It’s great that he acknowledges the classical music influence. It’s super smoothing, like a lullabye.

So glad you’re doing this interview to bring attention to Dominic. Great player that deserves it. Well done 👏

"I'm not that good of a guitarist" LMAO yea right!!! Dude his playing is tonally the best I've heard. No buzzin or mis-frets on chords I've only seen in a Mel Bay book, let alone attempted to play. Great use of vibrato as well. Don't let him fool you this dude can play. ❤

How I love these calm, deep interviews.. Thank you, Rick, one of the best interviews I have ever seen.

This was such an incredible interview. I’ve already watched it like 3 times…fell asleep to it a couple of times. The sound of the guitar (and the recording!) is really superb, but the way Dominic interprets the music, making these complete, fully realized almost orchestrated renditions on a single acoustic guitar is just extraordinary. Truly sublime. Thank you Rick!

I love when Dominic is playing and a certain harmony makes him smile. Music clearly brings him joy. It's wonderful that he wants to share the ability to create such music with others.

What a treat to listen to Dominic share His thoughts and play so freely. A true gentleman and tremendous musician. Thank you Dominic, and thank you Rick!

What a wonderful interview! Outstanding! Thank you so much!!!

Eccellente thank you both sooo much! Fascinating listening, awesome interviewer/interviewee!!!!!!!!!

Seeing him back really tells how Rick is a phenomenal person ❤

I’m a drummer and this was the most inspiring interview with any musician I’ve seen in years. Thanks!

Put out an album of this stuff. Some of my favorite songs, beautifully played.

Gorgeous interview! Thank you both!

One can understand why Sting has included Dom in his musical journey for so long! What a master musician!🙏

Something about every single note that this man hits. The tone is one thing but everything else as well. The way he attacks the strings with subtlety. Just perfect

Dominic & Rick, two masters of SPACE. Rick in your interviewing style & Dominic in your playing. Just when you think you've heard it all, this reminded me of the importance of allowing space in everything, life and music, whatever. Thanks guys. One of the best yet Rick. Kudos to you.

Has to be one of the most inspiring interviews ever Rick. Thank you to both of you!

Dominic’s playing is so amazing - his arrangement of “Your Song” was simply incredible. Great interview Rick

The interview with Sting started out slow, but once Sting realized that Rick was not there to be antagonistic, Sting warmed up and felt at home. With Dominic, he already knew how it was going to go and he felt at home from the beginning. Both, great interviews! Well done Rick.

What a wonderful chat, you kept me hanging on every word. Brilliant.

So now we need Dominic to be a "RU-vid Teacher", and do video tutorials all his arranged songs from his new book! Shout out to Paul Davids too, who must be the guy he mentioned, a really nice person and great teacher! Thank you Rick for another great interview!

Paul Davids has unintentionally given this legendary guitarist a performance complex.

Great interview, thank you for it. Great to see Dominic in one of your videos, telling about his riff and all those other great songs! Thank you again for such a great interview.

WOW what a video - I love this 🙂 Thank you for such long played music parts!

I feel both ashamed for not knowing who Dominic was but also blessed to be able to explore his catalog. What a wonderful and humble human being and musician. Amazing interview!

I would die happily and kill happily to get like 2 or 3 hour video of Mark Knopfler on this channel, just watered down to the last drop of all his magic.

Bravo Rick! Your interviews bring me a lot of joy with many of my musician heroes. This one was particularly special.

Just so beautiful to listen to, watch and absorb. A truly extra-special interview. Thank you Rick. Always felt Dominic was world class.

This is the difficulty that I struggle with when watching Rick's videos. I've been watching since the early months of the channel. I've grown more, as a musician in these years than I did in the previous 30, however... The shift from the early composing and theory videos to full on historian has been so humbling and wonderful. It's joyous to hear these stories, to see the documentation that is being preserved through these conversations. Interviewing doesn't cover the scope, because an interviewer is often reciting questions without the depth of knowledge that only a peer can provide. As @MrAlans123 said, listening is key, but I think Rick's knowledge is what elevates these videos to something else. These conversations NEED to be recorded for future generations, not because of the individual, but because the individual is able to say what they need to say, as a Musician. That insight is not lost on me, and I know it's not lost on most viewers of this channel. Dominic was a tremendous guest here and was able to speak clearly in a manner that will benefit everyone who watches this. His creative skill is clearly evident, but sussing out the origins, from traveling from South America to Wisconsin to England, showcases how those influences gave him a language that he has been able to share with the world. Bravo Rick and bravo Dominic. Thank you sharing this with us.

What an unbelievable guitarist he is. To make it seem so effortless when we know sounding that great is a lifetime of huge effort. So musical.

What an absolutely fantastic interview session.

Excellent interview that I will never forget. Thank you very much!

Dominic `s so humble : "I`m not that great a player" , Oh mate ! You are a great player , musician , arranger , composer , writer . Thankyou for the joy you bring .

Him playing “your song” brought tears to my eyes. He has such a feel! Damn!

Just so wonderful it was listening to this. Thank you both.

What an amazing interview!! 1 hour of interview and I felt I could be listening without any problem for another hour. Humble people brings that kind of stuff

This interview and many like it that Rick is so generously doing is building a library for history of music and belongs in the hall of fame. Simply beautiful how musicians have no problem at all sharing their talent with us all. Thank you.

He made that Elton John sound like a classical piece and he played it so sensitively it sounded beautiful. I thought this version is very moving and I prefer it.

Just an absolutely brilliant hour. Beautiful, thank you. 👏

A Legend! I could listen to him for hours! Great interview!

Seriously, Rick, this is the most unexpected thing i've ever seen on RU-vid. Ever since I saw the Ten Summoners Tales video on VHS in 1993 (my brother bought it for me) I've always wanted to hear Dominic talk on his own. And wow. He's so comfortable here, he's so happy to speak, it's all thanks to you and the space you gave him. Massively good video. Thank you.

This guy is not a guitarist, he is a musician. What a sound ! Beato is the perfect medium for this fantastic interview. Thank you both

Such a humble guy, I think he is head n shoulders above many of his contemories, so generous too, an excellent musical interview Bravo Dominic

I just love your interviews and " what makes this song great" I learn so much. Rick, you are the best

Joy,! Such a humble man who can demonstrate his skills and is so open about his life, his influences and career. He has worked with the greats in modern music. Most music fans will be unaware how often Dominic has featured in the music they are listening to. Rick, we, your fans, owe you a debt of gratitude for bringing him to public attention. Thank you.

Fascinating interview. I went from not knowing who Dominic Miller is to adoring him as a musician and a person.

What an interview! This might be just the best musician interview out there. You let Dominic play and tell stories about all songs and riffs. Great job Rick Beato. Whatever chain of events that led to Sting and Dominic connecting and creating for 30+ years for us is a blessing. Dominic is so humble. I will be back to re-watch this interview every now and then. Thx Rick.

What an amazing musician,humble and great,the interview was awesome,intelligent questions that allowed the musician to talk about his work.I love how he doesn’t want to show off,and you can relate to his love for music and his honesty.

That version of "Your Song" is amazingly beautiful, what an arrangement! Way to go Mr. Miller

Can we just have Dominic make an album of all these songs, please? So incredibly beautiful. 🙏🏻🥺❤️🙏🏻

Rick it's always so refreshing to see you get your interviewees so relaxed, you ask the important questions and then you get out the way and let the artists shine. It also helps when you obviously know what you're talking about and they love you for it 👏👏👏

That was amazing. I didn’t realize I’d spent an hour watching this until it was over, and I was sad it had ended. I need this book he’s working on! I love songs arranged for one guitar and I don’t / can’t sing, so playing the singing melody with the instrument is very appealing. They’re both right about how music is listened to these days, I’m guilty too. I stream on an iPhone to a Bluetooth speaker, plugged into my truck’s stereo, or sort of recline, close my eyes, and lay the phone on my chest in “landscape” orientation to listen in stereo. I listened to some Tommy Emmanuel last night this way. Well done interview, thank you!

What a lovely humble man,,, so impressed with his informative way of getting a point across. His nylon strings and intervals between notes are priceless. Than you so much Rick for not interupting him.. ❤

What struck me was that he has been with Sting 35 plus years ... which to me is a testament to Dominic's clearly confident yet "cruiser" personality that becomes a trusted friend and band member too. Seems like a down to earth guy willing to let others shine next to him (i.e. Sting). Great to see you (Rick) focus on this guys great wealth of wisdom and skill in his own interview. Great stuff!

Amazing interview! The way you interview your guests is one of a kind. Great to hear Dominic talking about what we love. Great guitarrist. Thank you Rick!!

Please keep bringing more interviews like this for your fans.....Rick, I love your style. I play no instruments but could listen to and watch you for hours. Kudos to you!! (Jan 2024)

Dominic is such a humble and down to earth person - and yet such a fantastic musician. Sting with Dominic Miller, Vinnie Colaiuta and David Sancious - some of the best concerts I have ever seen and heard!