And if I don’t be there by morning, she’ll know that I must’ve spent the night in jail.
ERIC CLAPTON
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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
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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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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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Music became a healer for me.
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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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I’m an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
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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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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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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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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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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 used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I’m just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn’t know where I was going, and I didn’t really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.
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