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.
ERIC CLAPTONLately I’ve been running on faith.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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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 thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.
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Music became a healer for me.
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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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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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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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