Everyone wanted to play like Eric Clapton in the early to mid-'60s. — Peter Frampton Copy Share Image
First concert I ever went to was a group called The Yardbirds. Eric Clapton is the lead guitarist. — Ron Barber Copy Share Image
I really wanted to write a song like Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight.' It's just such a sweet sentiment. It's so simple but… — Andy Grammer Copy Share Image
I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he… — Carole King Copy Share Image
I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
No one's better than me. I'm not better than anyone. Whether it's Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each… — Carlos Santana Copy Share Image
“It’s one of those songs— like Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven”— that everyone knows all the words to without ever having chosen… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
When I grew up, I had influences as diverse as Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
I love Eric Clapton and what he did with Cream; 'Spoonful' and 'Crossroads,' those are probably the coolest solos. — Gary Rossington Copy Share Image
The one thing I do have is good ears. I don't mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed… — Eddie Van Halen Copy Share Image
When I got out of high school, I was in a blues band. It was the kind of music I was interested… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
I tended to lean towards the guys who both sang and played, such as Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner... And at… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
My guitar heroes are Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck and people like that - so I've tried to make an album of… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
I didn't look up and say, "Oh, man, if I learn how to play a guitar I could make not much money,… — Buddy Guy Copy Share Image
The great British blues guitarists of the Sixties - people like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Peter Green - could… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
You don't have to play the blues to play rock 'n' roll, but that's where, somewhere along the line, your influences came… — Dusty Hill Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton was such a great player. He sounds like he's Freddie King or someone like that. He plays the roots of… — Orianthi Copy Share Image
There are many excellent guitar players but I have to say Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are still at the top! There… — Merrell Fankhauser Copy Share Image
“one night, they went down to the Village for dinner at an italian restaurant. most of the band had picked up young… — Ellis Amburn Copy Share Image
I was lucky to have a guitar teacher who asked me what I wanted to learn. I brought in "High & Dry"… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I first met Jimmy Page in London in 1961, and he was listening to James Burton, Scotty Moore and Cliff Gallup with… — Albert Lee Copy Share Image
I have a lot of analog. I think a lot of people do. There are a lot of people that are re-discovering… — Paul Rodgers Copy Share Image
When I was real little my parents raised me on classic rock, so The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton were what… — Chris Webby Copy Share Image
Jazz stopped being creative in the early '80s. After your acoustic era, where you had the likes of the Miles Davis Quintet,… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder. — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
I'm going to try and make you take the Beatles and Eric Clapton as seriously as the Berlin Philharmonic and Simon Rattle. — Melvyn Bragg Copy Share Image
When I was 15, I got super into Eric Clapton. My father took notice of this and got me a guitar for Christmas. — Elias Copy Share Image
I can never make up my mind if I'm happy being a flute player, or if I wish I were Eric Clapton. — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
You stop anybody on any street, around the world, and they know who Eric Clapton is. They don't know who I am! — Jeff Beck Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton wrote "Layla" when he was coked out of his mind. Later on, it nearly killed him. — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image
I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming… — Mick Taylor Copy Share Image
Eric Clapton has earned all of our respect. He is the greatest. He opened the doors for us. Without Cream, there is… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
People are familiar with my songs, especially through Eric Clapton. But I have a hard time drawing a crowd, because I have… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
If I could do something with Paul McCartney it would be just amazing. Or Eric Clapton. — Jake Shimabukuro Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of songs like Joe Cocker's 'You Are So Beautiful' and Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' - songs that go… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
