Jeff Beck: no regrets from reluctant guitar god

[Robin]

(Telegraph.co.uk) - A phone rings in the middle of my interview with
Jeff Beck. �F--- off!� he snarls, comically. But then he looks closer
at the digital display. �Oops, sorry, it�s Eric, I better take this.�

It is Eric Clapton, Beck�s fellow guitar god, calling to discuss a
planned performance together. �It�s in D, Eric. Nah, don�t worry about
that, I�ll do all the riffs,� chatters Beck. �You just play fills and
solos. I�ll do everything else. We�ll give it a shot, anyway, if it
doesn�t work, heave ho.�

It is a fascinating glimpse into the private world of guitar heroes.
Not least because, at 65, remarkably fit, muscular and alert, it is
Beck who appears to be calling the shots with arguably his more
celebrated peer, giving some indication why he is so often referred to
as the guitarist�s guitarist...

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