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.
ERIC CLAPTONAnd I don’t like having my picture taken. I’m almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don’t want to be.
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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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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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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same – 95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure.
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It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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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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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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