Eric Clapton Quotes

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Eric Clapton

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 30, 1945

I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.

Eric Clapton

It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.

Eric Clapton

I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.

Eric Clapton

When you're onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it's very artificial. You can't really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.

Eric Clapton

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

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.

Eric Clapton