Tumblers of brandy before breakfast. A £10,000-a-week heroin habit. And a love life as outrageous as it was tragic... As Eric Clapton turns 80 his biographer PHILIP NOR…
In Clapton's 60-year career he has survived the double whammy of heroin addiction and alcoholism that often left him ...
The rockers that inspired Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck played a huge part in developing the standard rock guitarist, but they had their influences before they started playing.
Lindsay Ell’s Top 5 Female Guitarists
I love Strats, I’m such a Strat girl, and Fender actually recently did the 70th-anniversary Strat. And so this is one of the ...
“I had to do that”: Robert Plant on the band that typecast Eric Clapton
Despite Robert Plant and Eric Clapton being living legends, 'The Golden God' thought one band ended up slowly down 'Slowhand' ...
The creation and evolution of the Stratocaster
Timeless, iconic, yet also indisputably a product of the era in which it was designed, the Stratocaster was shaped in huge ...
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5 Great Solos That a Band’s Lead Guitarist Didn’t Record
Within a rock band, there are usually defined roles. Even among groups with multiple guitarists. Often, one covers the rhythm parts while the other takes the lead. Sometimes it’s not so obvious. Like ...
“My mate found the guitar in a skip”: Andy Fairweather Low’s favorite guitar was a dumpster find
The Eric Clapton and Roger Waters collaborator paid just £47 to buy the discarded Gibson from Tom Jones’ guitarist ...