It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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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The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn’t really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it.
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Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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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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All I am certain of right now is that I don’t want to go anywhere, and that’s not bad for someone who always used to run.
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They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
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I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I’m gonna blow you both away.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I’m discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it’s a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.
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When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.
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