The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
Eric ClaptonBut I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
Eric ClaptonAt first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to say, or play. It was hard-core, more than anything I had ever heard. After a few listenings I realized that, on some level, I had found the master, and that following this man's example would be my life's work.
Eric Clapton