I sadly haven't buckled down and tried to learn new things in a while, but I still like to grab one of my guitars and pick around every now and then! I try to do too much sometimes and certain hobbies fall by the wayside.

I really enjoy Clapton's playing, Slowhand is my favorite of his albums. I spent a lot of time learning Wonderful Tonight when I first bought an electric, it's such an expressive guitar song. I definitely agree with you on the simplicity sometimes being better. I find many guitarist's playing impressive on a technical level, but not all of them make me feel anything other than that. If that makes any sense!