So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
ERIC CLAPTONI 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing – something I couldn’t wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn’t really enjoy.
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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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My Father’s Eyes’ is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father’s eyes was when I looked into my son’s eyes.
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They looked great, you know the drawings of the guys playing looked great and bits of string around their necks. So it didn’t seem to be that difficult a thing to do, or that inaccessible.
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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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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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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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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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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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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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