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Eric Clapton disliked his Unplugged album so much he tried to prevent its release: “I bet $100 it wouldn’t go into the top 50”
Slowhand says he had a “real aversion” to his 1992 smash hit, but he admits it changed the world’s perception of him
Eric Clapton said he spent 30 years “meandering” back to the path he left in 1965
Clapton left Mayall’s band intending to pursue an even more hardcore form of the blues, only to spend the next three decades taking the long way back
Warren Haynes on the guitarists who changed his life
From discovering Hendrix through his older brother to studying Clapton and Johnny Winter, Haynes traces the players who shaped his approach to the guitar
Eric Clapton and Duane Allman found a connection that went beyond guitar
The co-writer of many 'Layla' tracks sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between the two guitarists
The Eric Clapton album David Gilmour says every guitarist should study
Before he became one of rock’s most distinctive guitarists, Gilmour spent hours learning Clapton’s solos note for note. He says every aspiring player should do the same.
“It was a little lame. I kicked him out of that.” How Phil Collins reignited Eric Clapton’s legendary career
Hired to produce Behind the Sun in 1985, Collins saw one of rock’s greatest guitarists stuck in a creative rut. Here’s how he challenged Eric Clapton to get off autopilot and start writing again
Eric Clapton on the one guitarist who mastered the “difficult” art of modern blues. They’re no longer speaking
Slowhand highlighted one player as a champion of the genre — but their friendship wasn't built to last
Eric Clapton on Chas Chandler’s misstep with Jimi Hendrix — and why he “fell in love with him” anyway
Clapton thought the Experience was the wrong band for Hendrix, but felt “an incredible sense of relief” to have discovered someone else as devoted to the blues as he was
