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.
ERIC CLAPTONI grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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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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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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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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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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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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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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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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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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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You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.
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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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The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn’t really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it.
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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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And if I don’t be there by morning, she’ll know that I must’ve spent the night in jail.
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