When I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
ERIC CLAPTONIt’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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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It’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.
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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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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 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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I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way – though it’s quite strenuous on the fingertips.
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If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.
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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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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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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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I wish I could write easily. I’m one of those guys who’s visited by the muse when things are dire.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Yeah, it is, because it’s a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That’s what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
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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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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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