I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
ERIC CLAPTONSo there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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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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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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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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For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
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In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink any more if I was dead.
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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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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 know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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Music became a healer for me.
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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.
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