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.
ERIC CLAPTONIt’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.’
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
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I’m an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
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The thing about pessimism is that in most cases it’s nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.
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This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I’m discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it’s a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.
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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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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.
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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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