For my 23rd birthday, I received a nylon string guitar. I told myself that if I could play Eric Clapton's 'Tears In Heaven,' then I could play the guitar. I practised every chance I got, driving my housemates insane, until several weeks later I had a shaky version of the song down. I wrote my first song on the guitar a few weeks after that.

Neil Jackson

After Birthday Chance Clapton Could Down Driving Eric Every Few First Got Guitar Had Heaven If I Could Insane Later Myself Play Received Several Song String Tears Then Until Version Weeks Wrote

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