The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
ERIC CLAPTONTime can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
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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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Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
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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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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it’s a pretty honorable position to be in.
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Plant your love and let it grow.
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For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
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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 think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn’t really love the song.
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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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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.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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And if I don’t be there by morning, she’ll know that I must’ve spent the night in jail.
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