Music became a healer for me.
ERIC CLAPTONI’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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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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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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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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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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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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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I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.
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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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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.
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I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way – though it’s quite strenuous on the fingertips.
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I wish I could write easily. I’m one of those guys who’s visited by the muse when things are dire.
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