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In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.

Eric Clapton

I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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Myself Nerve Place
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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Inspirational Life Myself relief Trial
I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I’m up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
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Beautiful Company Eligible Famous Music Myself Woman
Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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Faith Myself Run
Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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Guitar Instrument Music Pick Play Time Yourself
Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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Fall In Love Fools Myself World
My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
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Creation Guitar Human Intention Interest Music Myself Original Primary Voice
I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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Belief Heaven Hope Myself Tears
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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Death Drink Low Moments Myself Reason
I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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Alone Life Myself Peace Quiet Solitude
To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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Hard Work Low Sing Yourself
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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Age Children Man Music Myself Old Voice
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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Enjoyment Guitar Myself Original Play Remember Thinking
I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
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Audience Cold Evening Love Note Oneself
I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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Believe Fortunate Myself Thinking
Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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Accomplishment Choice Competition Lying Myself

In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.

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