One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut. Eric Clapton beneficialhavelearn Change image and share on social
My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice. Eric Clapton createechoguitar Change image and share on social
In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself. Eric Clapton expressfeltgift Change image and share on social
They looked great, you know the drawings of the guys playing looked great and bits of string around their necks. So it didn't seem to be that difficult a thing to do, or that inaccessible. Eric Clapton bitdifficultdrawing Change image and share on social
Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn't a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that'll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months. Eric Clapton adjustarrowbow share on social
The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn't really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it. Eric Clapton buygrandparentguitar share on social
Very much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn't fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn't find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know. Eric Clapton activitycurriculumfind share on social
I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life. Eric Clapton anomalouslifequiet Change image and share on social
I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire. Eric Clapton direeasilyguy Change image and share on social
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. Eric Clapton earlykidmusic Change image and share on social