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.
ERIC CLAPTONBut the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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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 often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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When you’re onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it’s very artificial. You can’t really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.
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My Father’s Eyes’ is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father’s eyes was when I looked into my son’s eyes.
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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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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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