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When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.

Eric Clapton

You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
ERIC CLAPTON

Crazy Master Mindset Play Show Yourself
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Creation Guitar Human Intention Interest Music Myself Original Primary Voice
I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn’t seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.
ERIC CLAPTON

Difficult Goodness Guitar Management Mom Myself Worth
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Couple Goodness Guitar Instrument Myself
They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
ERIC CLAPTON

Diamond Heroes Ourselves Ring Weapon
Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
ERIC CLAPTON

Kingdom Love Ourselves Rule
When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.
ERIC CLAPTON

Direction Fast Listening Myself Old People Try
I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
ERIC CLAPTON

God Myself Thinking
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.’
ERIC CLAPTON

Copy Important Myself Play Stage Yourself
I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
ERIC CLAPTON

Boredom Music Myself Play
I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
ERIC CLAPTON

Hate Love Myself Problem Woman
Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
ERIC CLAPTON

Inspirational Power Time
And if I don’t be there by morning, she’ll know that I must’ve spent the night in jail.
ERIC CLAPTON

Morning Myself Night Prison
Music became a healer for me.
ERIC CLAPTON

Healing Music Myself
My Father’s Eyes’ is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father’s eyes was when I looked into my son’s eyes.
ERIC CLAPTON

Eyes Father Myself Personal Realization
Give me a guitar and I’ll play; give me a stage and I’ll perform; give me an auditorium and I’ll fill it.
ERIC CLAPTON

Auditorium Guitar Instrument Music Myself Performance Play

When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.

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When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.

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