I would like to get off of the subject of playing right handed guitar left handed for this article because I just read the book "Clapton The Autobiography" and want to comment because he is one of the most influential guitar players of our time. There is mention however of my type of guitar playing on pages 129 and 130 about Albert King and Jimi Hendrix. although he says that Jimi played a right handed guitar upside down he doesn't say that he also changed the strings around so that the high E would be in the same position as if he were playing a left handed guitar. Albert on the other hand played as I do, a right handed guitar without modifying the strings. Of the many books written about and including Eric this one is his official autobiography written by the man himself and is worth reading on that basis alone. It is his life story from childhood to the present. He tells of his early days with the Yardbirds and how he didn't feel that he fit into the pop music scene because he thought of himself as a blues musician. He recorded "For Your Love" and left the group. He went on to play in bands like Cream, Blind Faith, Derek And The Dominos' and Delaney Bonnie And Friends all short lived. You get the sense that he never wanted to be a band leader which was thrust upon him at times but preferred to be a "Sideman", out of the spotlight. The recurring theme of the book is of his drug addiction and alcoholism along with stories of infidelity. It is an inspiring story of how he battled these problems and eventually became clean and sober with the help of a twelve step program. I would think that this book would be a good read for anyone going through a twelve step program even if they are not a music fan. I was amazed at how he recalled names of people in his past, though he did say that he had kept diaries during his career so that may have helped. He talks of his musical influences like Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson throughout the book. I personally identify more with Robert Johnson because his music was acoustic though not very easy on the ears to someone not inclined to delta blues. I can listen to it all day. I get the feeling that he wrote the book not only to officially tell his story but as part of his sobriety because the final chapters are dedicated to his work in building the Crossroads center in Antigua and his life as a family man. He tells of the tragic death of his four year old son Conor in 1991. If the old adage, "you gotta pay your dues to sing the blues" is true than Eric Clapton has paid many times over, but he remains a humble person. Please visit my web site at http://benwillismusic.com