Yeah, it is, because it’s a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That’s what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
ERIC CLAPTONI know there will be no more tears in heaven.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn’t a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that’ll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months.
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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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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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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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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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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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My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
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It’s taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man’s voice. Because I only liked old men’s voices. As a kid, I didn’t like pip-squeaked singers.
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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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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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But 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.
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Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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