Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.
ERIC CLAPTONThe 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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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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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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It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.
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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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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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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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Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
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The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don’t want to be.
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Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it’s all about: the delight of being a servant.
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My Father’s Eyes’ is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father’s eyes was when I looked into my son’s eyes.
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