Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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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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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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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I couldn’t believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, ‘This is fantastic.’
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I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I’m gonna blow you both away.
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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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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I’m handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I’ve got to consider how it’s going to affect people. How it’s going to affect me, as well. Because it’s like a cycle.
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It’s taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man’s voice. Because I only liked old men’s voices. As a kid, I didn’t like pip-squeaked singers.
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The thing about pessimism is that in most cases it’s nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.
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