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.
ERIC CLAPTONI don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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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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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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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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I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.
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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.
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If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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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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Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn’t a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that’ll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months.
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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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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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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I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.
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When I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
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I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing – something I couldn’t wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn’t really enjoy.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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It’s been very important throughout my career that I’ve met all the guys I’ve copied, because at each stage they’ve said, ‘Don’t play like me, play like you.’
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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I 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.’
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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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Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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