It’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.
ERIC CLAPTONIt’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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The thing about pessimism is that in most cases it’s nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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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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All I am certain of right now is that I don’t want to go anywhere, and that’s not bad for someone who always used to run.
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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink any more if I was dead.
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There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There’s one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.
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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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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone’s got their own definition.
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Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.
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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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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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