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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 know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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Belief Heaven Hope Myself Tears
Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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Control Help Power Risk Yourself
But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
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Children Music Myself Respond Way
I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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Admire Fans Meet Myself Person
I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.
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Addiction Boredom Guitar Kind Myself People Sound
I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.
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Culture Music Myself Reason Remember
Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.
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Confusion Fear Healing Learning Listening Music Myself
I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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God Myself Thinking
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.
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Artificial Electric System Voice Yourself
Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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Need Requirement Yourself
I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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Myself Nerve Place
I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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Boredom Music Myself Play
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
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
One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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Benefit Learning Mouth Myself Shut
I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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Believe Fortunate Myself Thinking

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

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