I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
ERIC CLAPTONIn playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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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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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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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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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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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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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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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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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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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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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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One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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