"I just managed to convince my grandmother that……" — Eric Clapton
"I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn't seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it."
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119 Quotes by Eric Clapton
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