How He Became A Musician
What was it like for Clapton when he first began his career as a musician? Clapton was given an acoustic guitar when he was 13 years old, although it appeared that he struggled to master it. Clapton didn’t start seriously practicing the guitar until a few years later. At first, he based his persistent playing on blues albums. After mastering the guitar, Clapton was well on his way to stardom.
How He Became A Musician
Slowhand
Clapton joined the Yardbirds in 1963 when he was just 18 years old. Clapton became well-known among the bluesy rockers who were becoming popular at the time. Despite this, the young musician gained the moniker “Slowhand” from the audience, who began a slow handclap in anticipation of his arrival due to his habit of postponing engagements to repair broken guitar strings.
Slowhand
