Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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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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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 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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You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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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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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.
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It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and I absorbed it totally, and it changed my complete outlook on music.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy's skin.
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The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
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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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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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The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.
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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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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.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.