I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
ERIC CLAPTONLeave bands, go back to obscurity if I choose to, without a great sense of loss of security because it’s all been based on the fact that I did it on my own or was doing, enjoying doing it on my own in the first place.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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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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Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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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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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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Plant your love and let it grow.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.
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There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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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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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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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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