Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
ERIC CLAPTONWhen you’re onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it’s very artificial. You can’t really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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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There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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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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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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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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Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it’s all about: the delight of being a servant.
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It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
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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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