I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
ERIC CLAPTONMusic became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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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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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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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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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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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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There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I’m discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it’s a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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