I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
ERIC CLAPTONIt’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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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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 just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn’t seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.
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All I am certain of right now is that I don’t want to go anywhere, and that’s not bad for someone who always used to run.
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They looked great, you know the drawings of the guys playing looked great and bits of string around their necks. So it didn’t seem to be that difficult a thing to do, or that inaccessible.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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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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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn’t a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that’ll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months.
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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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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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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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There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
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Very much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn’t fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn’t find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know.
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