I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
ERIC CLAPTONHaving lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don’t like yours and you don’t like mine.
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I couldn’t believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, ‘This is fantastic.’
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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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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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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Having lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don’t like yours and you don’t like mine.
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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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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.
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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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The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don’t want to be.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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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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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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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 thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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