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.
ERIC CLAPTONAll along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Plant your love and let it grow.
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And I don’t like having my picture taken. I’m almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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It’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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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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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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Yeah, it is, because it’s a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That’s what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
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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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I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
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Music 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.
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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone’s got their own definition.
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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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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.
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