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Meriadoc  ·  3527 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What song makes you weep every time you hear it?

I've always loved Clapton. He's never been a great guitarist, but he's always been an expressive one.

I was arguing with my friend who really loves John Mayer. I can't stand the motherfucker. I explained how I thought Mayer is an incredible proficient guitarist, but a bad artist. No voice, so to speak, in his playing. It was boring. I used Clapton as the opposite, specifically using his covers of Robert Johnson. Not a great guitarist, but a fantastic artist, because what he can say with that instrument speaks so clearly and wonderfully.