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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.

Eric Clapton

Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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Control Help Power Risk Yourself
I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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Ground Growth Myself Play Spiritual
Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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Kingdom Love Ourselves Rule
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
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
So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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Goodness Hollywood Myself Thinking
Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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Assume Lady Road Sex Yourself
They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
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Diamond Heroes Ourselves Ring Weapon
You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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Crazy Master Mindset Play Show Yourself
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
In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
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Expression Feeling Gift Greatness Myself Play Way
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 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
It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
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Emotional Expression Finding Music Pain Reason relief Ways
But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
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Children Music Myself Respond Way

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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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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