I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
ERIC CLAPTONI couldn’t believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, ‘This is fantastic.’
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Plant your love and let it grow.
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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I mean, it didn’t matter to me that there were people, it didn’t matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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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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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn’t really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it.
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My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
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