Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth30 March 1945
CityRipley, England
One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.
But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way - though it's quite strenuous on the fingertips.
Thanks for waiting all these years, ... We're going to play every song we know.
will write about every aspect of his personal and musical odyssey, addressing everything that is known as well as much that is not.
Obviously, I am not going to say which one it is, but it is a guitar that has been around my house for years and I've picked it up in times of great stress like a comfort blanket,
Musically, Nathan is in the Top 3 as a bassist.
When you came knocking on the door this morning I was quite happy playing the guitar, for fun, I mean and not practicing and I'll always be that way.
Let's make the best of the situation / Before I finally go insane. / Please don't say we'll never find a way / And tell me all my love's in vain.
I felt it was time to be a little charitable, in terms of friendships and healing up old wounds,