Eric Clapton Quotes
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My selective memory of what drinking was like told me that standing at the bar in a pub, on a summer's evening with a long, tall glass of lager and lime was heaven, and I chose not to remember the nights on which I had sat with a bottle of vodka, a gram of coke and a shotgun, contemplating suicide.
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One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.
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I don't have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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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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This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I'm discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it's a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.
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In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn't seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.
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I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I'm handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I've got to consider how it's going to affect people. How it's going to affect me, as well. Because it's like a cycle.
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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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It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I've come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
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I grew up playing in clubs - that's my spiritual stomping ground.
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Lately I've been running on faith.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.
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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I'm up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
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All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
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And I don't like having my picture taken. I'm almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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I have no problem with religion, and I grew up with a strong curiosity about spiritual matters, but my searching took me away from church and community worship to the internal journey. Before my recovery began, I found my God in music and the arts, with writers like Hermann Hesse, and musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter.
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It's been up to me to inspire me.
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My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.