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[Ayler]

Chuck Leavell interview

Il revient notamment sur les rapports entre Clapton et Duane Allman...

[Ayler]

One of Eric Clapton's engraved guns which is for sale
He'd be more likely to shoot a brace of pheasants than the sheriff these days. While the stars of his era were better known for driving Rollers into swimming pools, Eric Clapton prefers shooting and fishing to more familiar forms of rock n' roll excess. Shooting lessons at a London gun school, in 2003, ignited his passion for the sport.

That fuelled a fascination with collecting guns and an obsession with finding the best, until Slowhand had a change of heart and decided it was time for a clearout.

Today, a Norfolk auctioneers were cataloguing the collection, ready to put it on sale, as Clapton himself spoke candidly about what it revealed about his character.

Just as every angler recalls his first rod or a golfer waxes lyrical about his favourite club, Eric Clapton clearly has mixed feelings about putting his first “serious” gun - a Purdey over-and-under, purchased in 2003 - up for sale.

“The action was steel-carved, very flamboyant,” he said. “There I was, a new shooter, going into the field with a gun that was quite bling, but I don't mind going in at the deep end.

“I used it a lot and was very attached to it, until I realized I needed a pair more than a single gun and started to collect pairs - now I have to let it go, I need the space.”

Shooting re-awakened one of Clapton's other character traits, the love of collecting. Just as he sought the perfect chord with a guitar in his hands, his collections over the years have followed a similar path.

“When I started to shoot, I wanted to shoot with beautiful guns,” he said. “I was also baffled by the fact no-one used English guns out in the field.

“It seemed like everyone used Spanish guns, or Brownings. Well I just thought I'm not going to go down that road. I'd like to get some guns made by just about every British builder that I can.”

While a rocker's royalties mean Clapton could shop at the best gunmakers in town, the sale - being carried out by Norfolk specialist auctioneers Holts - marks a hiatus.

“It's following the same pattern as when I collected guitars, cars and watches,” Clapton said. “I start out with a fairly broad spectrum, get obsessed and engulfed and finally narrow the collections down.

“I built a gunroom that can house a certain amount of guns and now I have to clear the decks for the new guns I have on order.

“Also a custodian has a certain responsibility to keep things ticking over. I like to keep my collections to manageable proportions, I feel uncomfortable about owning things that don't get used.”

The guns themselves - some less than a year old - are incredible works of craftsmanship, exquisitely engraved with Clapton's initials EPC carried on gold escutcheons underneath their stocks.

One pair of Wm Evans-manufactured 20-bores feature engravings of Clapton sitting beneath a tree strumming a guitar, and playing a leaping trout.

Engraver Marcus Hunt, who personalised the guns, spent time fishing with EPC. Yet his subject is in two minds about the end result.

“If you really want me to be frank, I'm in two minds about engraving,” Clapton said. “I respect what master engravers do and I like what Marcus did a lot.

“It's great to own things that re really personal but at the same time I prefer things to be anonymous too. I like subtlety in beauty.

“I like a gun to look like a working tool but if you look closely you can see it's a magnificent piece of art as well.”

Clapton enjoys using guns as much as he enjoys looking at them. But he's philosophical about his shooting prowess.

“I'm just an average shot, I'm never going to be a great shot because it's not my first interest,” he said. “Playing the guitar is my prime interest in life, that's what I do. Shooting and fishing are hobbies and you can never really become a master at a hobby.

“I find shooting a much more social pastime than fishing. I value them both because I'm not that gregarious and shooting with groups of people up and down the country has taught me a lot about how to get on with my fellow human beings.”

Source : http://new.edp24.co.uk/

[kjp]

Et c'est avec cette guitare qu'il a joué à Monaco

[Electric Thing]

Chasseur le Clapton ?

[Ayler]

C'est Joey06 aka Bart qui lui a appris !

[kjp]

C'est Joey06 aka Bart qui lui a appris !

[Electric Thing]

C'est Joey06 aka Bart qui lui a appris !

En plein Revival... Nono, Joey...

[kjp]

Un peu de lecture :

http://www.auctionflex.com/showlots.ap?co=6845&weventid=6415&weventitemid=2281868&wmaingroupid=0&wcatmastid=0&inventorytype=&minyear=2008&minmonth=10&minday=11&maxyear=2009&maxmonth=10&maxday=11&keyword=eric%20clapton&lotsortorder=lotnumasc&pagenum=1&action=print&lang=En

Belle co-signature.

Guitar signed by Duane Allman & Eric Clapton
1960s Harmony Guitar, Redburst model, features beautiful mother of pearl inlay in the neck, Signed on the front in person by Duane Allman and Eric Clapton at a Derek and The Dominoes show in Florida, Both autographs in fine point black marker, Allman has personalized his signature "To Tom," as it was signed for record producer Tom Werner. The overall condition of the guitar is excellent with a couple of nicks and scratches on the front and back and some paint wear around the screws of the neck. This instrument comes with a mounting shadowbox frame measuring 41" x 31-1/2" x 6" with mounted photographs of both artists. Accompanying is a black guitar case, plus a ticket from the concert and documents. (The instrument and the frame will ship separately.) Please note: Due to the size and/or weight of this lot, the cost of shipping may be substantial. Guaranteed authentic signatures by Gary Sohmers.

Estimate: 12,000.00 - 15,000.00

[kjp]

La BBC4 diffuse Vendredi 24 Octobre à 09h00, heure locale, le concert de l'année dernière de Jeff Beck, au "Ronnie Scott's" pendant lequel Clapton vint le rejoindre pour deux titres. Rediffusion le 25 Octobre à 01h40 (toujours heure locale).

[kjp]

Lors d'une interview donné le 2 novembre avant de monter sur scène avec son Derek Trucks Band, Derek Trucks a annoncé qu'une fête célébrant les 40 ans de l'Allman Brothers Band était en préparation. L'idée actuelle selon les calendriers de chacun serait de réunir des musiciens ayant joué, influencé, ou étant influencé par Duane Allman, dont Eric Clapton. Info à suivre

http://www.bestofwny.com/nightlife/

[Ayler]

http://www.clapton-online.com/clapton/mags/ecarticle.html

[kjp]

Oui Ayler, je connais cette page. Mais est-ce pour un article précis que tu as posté ce lien

[Ayler]

Non. Pour l'ensemble.

[Ayler]

http://www.luxist.com/2008/11/24/claptons-custom-made-hermes-crocodile-guitar-case/

[kjp]

Houla que c'est moche. Et en plus, il enlève une part de marché à "Lacoste".

[eddie]

Clapton et ses habitudes de nouveau riche un peu crétin sur les bords... Mon Dieu, parfois c'est dur d'être fan!

Enfin, cool cet article, on apprend que "EC" sont ses initiales.

[kjp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgVbCu_I3Yo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBHWb97LKaY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t20FWbxAhRw

[kjp]

Un DVD sur les Yardbirds.

http://www.bloggernews.net/119013

En ce qui me concerne, il y a des chances que je m'abstienne.

[eddie]

Euh, moi de même...

J'ai déjà celui-ci:
http://www.fargostore.com/mod/p_disque.php?article_id=1963
Que je n'ai dû regarder qu'une fois.
D'ailleurs le nouveau DVD ne serait-il pas une version rallongée (67 minutes au lieu de 52) de celui-là?

[kjp]

Je n'en sais rien. Et ne serais pas surpris que tu mises juste.
Les Yardbirds, je ne m'y intéresses pas trop en vérité.

[kjp]

Pour ceux qui possèdent le câble et/ou satellite et des chaines en pagailles, une info pour ce réveillon :

http://www.3sat.de/3sat.php?http://www.3sat.de/musik/128187/index.html

[Ayler]

http://www.whereseric.com/news/2008/12/ericclaptonguestappearancecharityshowsurrey22december2008.html

[Ayler]

Entretien :

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/08/10/claptons-guitar-summit/

[Ayler]

Clapton "pauvre"

[kjp]

Ho le pauvre!!
Je vais pas le plaindre.

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