Eric Clapton Quotes
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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Very much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn't fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn't find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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From the beginning, I knew intuitively that if nothing else, music was safe, and that nobody could tell me anything about it. Music didn't need a middleman, whereas all the other things in school needed some kind of explanation.
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I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.
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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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Yeah, it is, because it's a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That's what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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I couldn't believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, 'This is fantastic.'
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
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One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.
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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.
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You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I'm gonna blow you both away.
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I'm just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.
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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy's skin.
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I'd love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
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There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head.
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I'm not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don't play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I've always thought it better when one of the musicians sings, like Steve Winwood.
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The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.
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When you're onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it's very artificial. You can't really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.