I wish I could write easily. I’m one of those guys who’s visited by the muse when things are dire.
ERIC CLAPTONI just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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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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They looked great, you know the drawings of the guys playing looked great and bits of string around their necks. So it didn’t seem to be that difficult a thing to do, or that inaccessible.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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When 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.
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Plant your love and let it grow.
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