I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
ERIC CLAPTONA British pressing with a compilation of the best stuff really, I mean actually not only that but, these were all kind of semi hits for the people on it in America.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There’s one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.
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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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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.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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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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If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.
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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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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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Very much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn’t fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn’t find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know.
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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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