I’m not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don’t play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I’ve always thought it better when one of the musicians sings, like Steve Winwood.
ERIC CLAPTONPlant your love and let it grow.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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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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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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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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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 playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
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Music became a healer for me.
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One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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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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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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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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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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