Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
ERIC CLAPTONI never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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It’s been very important throughout my career that I’ve met all the guys I’ve copied, because at each stage they’ve said, ‘Don’t play like me, play like you.’
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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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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
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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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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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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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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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Give me a guitar and I’ll play; give me a stage and I’ll perform; give me an auditorium and I’ll fill it.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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And if I don’t be there by morning, she’ll know that I must’ve spent the night in jail.
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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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