Clapton: 'I like my old man's voice'

Eric Clapton has revealed that he is finally satisfied with his voice.

The musician told Rolling Stone that he always preferred the vocals of "old men" when he was younger.

"It's taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man's voice," he explained. "I only liked old men's voices. As a kid, I didn't like pip-squeaked singers.

"It was always someone with authority. And for a singer to have authority, they have to have some kind of social standing. Otherwise it's fake."

Clapton added that he has learnt it is more impressive to sing in a low key rather than trying to reach high notes.

"I also suffered from a delusion that a lot of people share," he explained. "'If you sing at the top of your range, it's more expressive'. So I figured out how high I could sing. Then I sang in that key.

"It's a cop-out, because it's easier to pitch - you just stretch. To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more."