The Media Plays Up Celebrity A Lot,

The Beatles Had Some Juice When It Came To Distortion, But Clapton Was Finally Able To Break Through Those Early Studio Engineers' Fear Of Overloading. He Defined The Sound That Guitarists Spend The Rest Of Their Lives Trying To Get.

When I Got Sober And Started Working Out, I Fell Into That Trap Of Working Out Too Much. I Know A Lot Of Guys Can Relate To That - If You Don't Get That Runner's High Every Day, You Feel Like, 'oh My God, I'm Losing It.'

It's Probably Listening To Country Music That Got Me To Start Playing A Lot Cleaner, Not As Distorted.

The Beatles Just Changed Everything Right Across The Board. They Just Had That Right Combination Of Clean-cut Good Looks - A Cute Band - But Under That They Had A Real Rock N Roll Thing Going On.

There Are Guys In Country Music Who Are Wizards On The Guitar. If You're A Country Fan, You're Used To It. But As A Rock Guitar Player, You Listen.