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Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.

Eric Clapton

I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
ERIC CLAPTON

God Myself Thinking
Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
ERIC CLAPTON

Accomplishment Choice Competition Lying Myself
I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.
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Culture Music Myself Reason Remember
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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Bad Certain Myself Right Run
I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn’t really love the song.
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Market Music Myself Place Thinking Time
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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Curriculum Finding Kind Lonely Music Sports Yourself
I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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Guitar Identity Music Myself Personality
When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it’s a pretty honorable position to be in.
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Alive Blue Music Myself Original Position Recognition Start Tradition
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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Blame See Sight Yourself
I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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Alone Life Myself Peace Quiet Solitude
I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I’m gonna blow you both away.
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Blow Catch Day Man Walk Yourself
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Body Case Forgiveness Hope Myself Pain Pessimist
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Desperate Myself Note Planning Work
I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way – though it’s quite strenuous on the fingertips.
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Combination Easy Fingers Myself Play Start
I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I’m handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I’ve got to consider how it’s going to affect people. How it’s going to affect me, as well. Because it’s like a cycle.
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Affect Cycle Feeling Hands Myself Observational People
But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
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Children Music Myself Respond Way

Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.

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Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.

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