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First concert I ever went to was a group called The Yardbirds. Eric Clapton is the lead guitarist.

— Ron Barber

I worked with George Harrison - who was the reason I started playing guitar.

— Steve Lukather

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

— Carole King

I love Eric Clapton.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

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

Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world.

— Gregg Allman

I'm not a great guitarist, but I do bits and bobs. I'm mainly a songwriter and a composer. I've done a lot of scoring…

— Matthew James Thomas

I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.

— Eddie Van Halen

When I was 15, I got super into Eric Clapton. My father took notice of this and got me a guitar for Christmas.

— Elias

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he…

— Herbie Mann

If I could do something with Paul McCartney it would be just amazing. Or Eric Clapton.

— Jake Shimabukuro

I was going to be a jazz-fusion guitarist. I came to London at one point with my mate, and we were going to make…

— Julian Barratt