The first one was quite cheap, but that was expensive for us. For my folks to buy on the Never Never. It was quite, you know, a rare object to have and I gained quite a lot of status by having this.
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I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.
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Birth: | 30th March, 1945 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Guitarist, Lyricist, Record Producer, Singer |
Eric Patrick Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England. He is an English rock and blues guitarist, record producer, singer, and songwriter. He ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", which featured in his Unplugged album. He has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
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