When you're onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it's very artificial. You can't really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.
Eric ClaptonI admire Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather, but they might blow me away quite easily if we were to jam together.
Eric ClaptonMy original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
Eric Clapton