Though Eric Clapton has sold millions of records as a lead vocalist, it seems he has never liked his own voice.
In a recent interview with Mojo magazine, the guitar icon says he has never felt truly confident with his own singing.
"I hate my singing. I don't like the way I sing. It all sounds like I'm 16 years old from Surbiton (England). I do my best to try and feel it," Clapton said to the British zine.
"When I watch Ray Charles sing, I think, 'That's it, that's how it's done," added Slowhand. "He remembers thousands of songs and he sings them all as if they're the most important song he knows. He does it from the bottom of his heart, every time, every song. And that's, that's the inspiration. That's my influence."
He adds: "I'm imbued with so much self-doubt about my singing. It's very difficult for me to get to that freedom that those kinds of singers have."
His newest solo release, Clapton, comes out on September 28. Clapton has admitted to turning down his voice on the upcoming release a tad, but he'll have plenty of help from other musicians on the star-studded album. Allen Toussaint, Sheryl Crow, and Wynton Marsalis all lend a hand on Clapton.
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