Clapton Watched Tommy Emmanuel Play… Then Said This 👀

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  @EdStruijlaart · 1 year ago · pinned

  Tell me: who would you like me to interview next? I would love to hear your thoughts!<br><br>👇 Watch the full podcast with Tommy here: <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loyy4YIiMGg">https://youtu.be/loyy4YIiMGg</a>

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• GU

  @Guitar-free · 1 year ago

  I was playing a gig at the Sydney Uni one night and I broke a string, I felt a tap on my leg and it was Tommy. He took my guitar and handed me his then when the song finished he handed my guitar back with a new string on it. Now that was such a thoughtful and inspiring thing for him to do he is a really great guitarist and an awesome human. Thanks Tommy! ♥

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• MO

  @Morten_Nielsen1979 · 1 year ago

  Tommy is not only a diamond of a guitar player, he is also a diamond of a human being.

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• DO

  @docbob3030 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Tommy Emmanuel is an Australian National Treasure! 🙌🇦🇺

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• DO

  @dougpeters1625 · 1 year ago

  Tommy is such a gracious kind human being.

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• JO

  @Jondublyoo · 1 year ago

  I fiirst saw Hendrix play in 1967 and stood their open mouthed at his playing. In the early 2000&apos;s I went to see and hear Tommy for the first time, my jaw came up just short of hitting the floor, phenomenal player, end of.

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• SH

  @ShayneMicchia · 3 months ago

  What an absolute gentleman. Total class. Australia&apos;s lucky to have him. Legend.

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• TJ

  @tjcint · 1 year ago

  What a loving, kind, gracious, beautiful man. He is a treasure .. a global treasure.

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• RO

  @rogersinclair6061 · 1 year ago

  Listening to Tommy &apos;s version of Classical Gas is incredible!

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• BA

  @bangfi1865 · 1 year ago

  As a fledgeling guitarist i attended the journey man concert at festival theatre, mainly to see my hero Eric. But Tommy blew my hair back. He stole the show, I couldn&apos;t believe what he could do with a guitar . Amazing. Never forget it. Thankyou.

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• HB

  @hbarcat · 9 months ago

  A buddy of mine coerced me into seeing Tommy at a live show around the year 2000. Being more of a heard rock musician, I&apos;d never heard of him before and was skeptical about paying good money and traveling a long distance to see some guy sitting by himself on a stool playing an acoustic guitar . . . and not even singing. &nbsp;<br><br>I went anyway, and by the time Tommy had played a few songs, I was watching and listening with my mouth open in awe and wonder. &nbsp;I couldn&apos;t believe what he was playing. &nbsp;<br><br>About the 4th song in, he announced that he was going to play &quot;Somewhere Over The Rainbow&quot;, which is a song I don&apos;t like. &nbsp;I&apos;m not a fan of popular show tunes and that song has always irritated me. &nbsp;<br><br>But when Tommy played it, I was totally mesmerized. &nbsp;In fact, about 2 minutes ibto the song, I realized that I had tears in my eyes because I was so profoundly moved by his playing. &nbsp;<br><br>Embarassed, I looked around the concert hall and saw that half of the audience had tissues out and were similarly moved to tears. &nbsp;<br><br>I&apos;ve been to many concerts and have playing some myself, and I&apos;ve never seen anything like that, before or since. &nbsp;I&apos;ve been to about a dozen TE shows since then and it&apos;s always the ssme. &nbsp;Tommy&apos;s playing is so soulful and so full of feeling that the audience sits riveted in their seats staring intensely at him while he&apos;s playing, savoring every note and nuance, and then erupting into thunderous applause the moment the song is done. &nbsp;<br><br>The whole show is like that. &nbsp;TE is a global treasure.

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• VI

  @vidtrax662 · 1 year ago

  Not only Tommy is the greatest guitar player. He’s the most hardworking and humble man. He shows us the way with so much inspiration. 🙏

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