For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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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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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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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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I’m just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn’t know where I was going, and I didn’t really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.
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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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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I’m gonna blow you both away.
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In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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