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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.

Eric Clapton

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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Auditorium Guitar Instrument Music Myself Performance Play
It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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Independent Inspirational Myself One Liner
I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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Freedom Music Myself Open Respect
There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There’s one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.
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Day Dreams Myself People Sincere
Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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Listening Love Myself Thinking
The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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Identify Myself Water
The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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Family Home Myself Point Possible
So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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Goodness Hollywood Myself Thinking
You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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Crazy Master Mindset Play Show Yourself
I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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Myself Nerve Place
Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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Need Requirement Yourself
There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
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Desire Expression Head Myself
To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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Hard Work Low Sing Yourself
If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.
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Guitar Hands Place Yourself
I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.
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Culture Music Myself Reason Remember
The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same – 95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure.
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Different Music Myself Rough Scene
Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.
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Confusion Fear Healing Learning Listening Music Myself
Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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Guitar Instrument Music Pick Play Time Yourself
I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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Boredom Music Myself Play
Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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God Help Music Need Power Present Suffering Survive
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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Feeling Music Myself Nervous System
Plant your love and let it grow.
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Growth Love One Liner Plant
I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Early Myself Record Sound
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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Bad Certain Myself Right Run
One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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Benefit Learning Mouth Myself Shut
I wish I could write easily. I’m one of those guys who’s visited by the muse when things are dire.
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Easy Muse Visit Writing
I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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Beautiful Company Department Man Myself Weakness

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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