Working for Carlos Santana was a religious experience for one man. Unfortunately for him, he wasn't religious enough. That's the gist of a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by Bruce Kuhlman, a former employee of the Grammy-winning guitar god. Kuhlman claims in an Apr. 13 filing that he was fired by Santana and wife Deborah because Kuhlman was not very "enlightened," according to Reuters.
A lawyer for Santana has declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Kuhlman says he was axed by Deborah Santana after her spiritual guru, one Dr. Dan, determined through a test called "Dr. Dan's Neuro-Emotional Technique" that Kuhlman's "enlightenment/consciousness level" was too low and he was too old to elevate it. Dr. Dan is quoted in the suit as saying "that the more enlightened a person was, the closer to God he was and the better employee he was."
Kuhlman claims the 59-year-old Mexican-born artist and wife Deborah sanctioned the sit-downs with Dr. Dan. Kuhlman, who was hired as an assistant in 1988 and climbed up to director of licensing before being fired in April 2004, is asking for damages in excess of $100,000. He also wants the couple to stop using Dr. Dan as their human resource department.
Lawsuits aside, the Supernatural guitarist made headlines of a musical nature recently, receiving the Icon Award honor at the 12th Annual BMI Latin Awards last week in Las Vegas. Deborah Santana, meanwhile, recently published her first book, Space Between The Stars, which, according to her Website, chronicles her own "spiritual tranformation."
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