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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder

Eric Clapton

All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
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Grave Head Heart Love Myself Path Save
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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Age Give Up Guitar Hurt Myself Play Try
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
Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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Faith Myself Run
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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Enjoyment Guitar Myself Original Play Remember 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 used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I’m just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn’t know where I was going, and I didn’t really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.
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Crazy Goodness Gratitude Myself People Survive Time
It’s taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man’s voice. Because I only liked old men’s voices. As a kid, I didn’t like pip-squeaked singers.
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Age Children Man Music Myself Old Voice
Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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Need Requirement Yourself
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
Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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Accomplishment Choice Competition Lying Myself
Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn’t a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that’ll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months.
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Couple Goodness Guitar Instrument Myself
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
Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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Kingdom Love Ourselves Rule
The thing about pessimism is that in most cases it’s nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.
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Body Case Forgiveness Hope Myself Pain Pessimist
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

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