Eric Clapton After Getting ‘The Jab’: “I Should Never Have Gone Near the Needle”
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Only the second most overrated guitarist next to Hendrix. No, Eric, you should have. We call it fate/destiny. Maybe that's what you get for banging 13 year old girls when you were still relevant.
i give hendrix props because of his self taught lefty playing in a era that didnt have it. Yes there are many other great guitarists out there, but who knows what would of happened if he didnt OD
I often ponder that, too. I don't think he was gifted enough to hang with guys like Eddy, Vito, Lynch, Yngwie or Becker but he may have given us more inspiring tracks.
Don't get me wrong. Hendrix is obviously an innovator and the most influential guitarist of all-time. However, another innovator came along in '78 and changed the world of guitar forever.
Even if Hendix had lived he could have never competed with Eddie, Yngwie, Vai, Randy, Lynch or Becker in terms of skill.