When you’re onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it’s very artificial. You can’t really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.
ERIC CLAPTONThey 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.
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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It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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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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The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.
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When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.
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I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I’m just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn’t know where I was going, and I didn’t really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.
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I mean, it didn’t matter to me that there were people, it didn’t matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.
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Having lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don’t like yours and you don’t like mine.
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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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