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.
ERIC CLAPTONThe first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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 remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.
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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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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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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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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 got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
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You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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I’m an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
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Having lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don’t like yours and you don’t like mine.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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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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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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