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.
ERIC CLAPTONI 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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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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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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Give me a guitar and I’ll play; give me a stage and I’ll perform; give me an auditorium and I’ll fill it.
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All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
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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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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I’m up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
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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.
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It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
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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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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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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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