I can never make up my mind if I'm happy being a flute player, or if I wish I were Eric Clapton.
I can never make up my mind if I'm happy being a flute player, or if I wish I were Eric Clapton.
Eric Clapton asked me to join his band, Derek and the Dominos. That was the day before Carlos asked me to join him, and I went with Carlos.
We were influenced by classic country acts like Merle Haggard and George Jones and Hank Williams but also by Clapton and the Stones and all the rock acts like that. I mean, what guitar player didn't start out with 'Satisfaction'
He was able to create this style of music that is highly valued by blues aficionados but also by the general public in part thanks to Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn and the like.
In fact like most other kids in the late 60's I was listening to Hendrix, Allman Bros., Beatles, Eric Clapton and Led Zepplin among other stuff.
I know he played on the last record but I don't wake up in the middle of the night thinking of Eric Clapton.
My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues and jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with John Mayall. I really liked that period.
Like this one a few years ago Hello, John, this is Eric Clapton, ... Love to do your song.
Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder.
Well, it's a very mundane answer I'm afraid, nothing to do with Eric Clapton or born again religions or anything like that.
Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world.
The guitar was hanging. It was an Eric Clapton signature model, the Martin guitar designed for Eric Clapton. It was black with lots of inlay on it.
Do you know a magazine called the National Enquirer In the current issue, somebody drew it to my attention, there's a picture of me, like a very young picture of me, and there's a picture of Eric Clapton now and a picture of me then, and it says this is how Eric Clapton has aged.
I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with.
Dylan's is the kind of model we envisioned, and in the same way we see this book bringing out the distinct voice of Eric Clapton. He will be intensely involved in the book writing process.
Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.
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