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.
ERIC CLAPTONI 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.
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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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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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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 think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn’t really love the song.
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I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.
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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it’s a pretty honorable position to be in.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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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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Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
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