For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
ERIC CLAPTONOne of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
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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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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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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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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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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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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
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Music became a healer for me.
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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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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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Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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