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

ERIC CLAPTON

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

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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.

ERIC CLAPTON

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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I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.

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I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.

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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.

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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.

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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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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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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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If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.

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

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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Early Record Sound
Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.

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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way – though it’s quite strenuous on the fingertips.

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I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way – though it’s quite strenuous on the fingertips.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.

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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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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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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 feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I’m handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I’ve got to consider how it’s going to affect people. How it’s going to affect me, as well. Because it’s like a cycle.

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I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I’m handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I’ve got to consider how it’s going to affect people. How it’s going to affect me, as well. Because it’s like a cycle.
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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone’s got their own definition.

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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone’s got their own definition.
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