If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.
ERIC CLAPTONI’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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They looked great, you know the drawings of the guys playing looked great and bits of string around their necks. So it didn’t seem to be that difficult a thing to do, or that inaccessible.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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I mean, it didn’t matter to me that there were people, it didn’t matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.
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And I don’t like having my picture taken. I’m almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.
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I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn’t really love the song.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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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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Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it’s all about: the delight of being a servant.
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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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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink any more if I was dead.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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