I’m not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don’t play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I’ve always thought it better when one of the musicians sings, like Steve Winwood.
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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One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
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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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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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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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Music became a healer for me.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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My Father’s Eyes’ is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father’s eyes was when I looked into my son’s eyes.
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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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I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I’m gonna blow you both away.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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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.
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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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I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
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Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.
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