It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
ERIC CLAPTONI mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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The thing about pessimism is that in most cases it’s nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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I couldn’t believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, ‘This is fantastic.’
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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When I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
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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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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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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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A British pressing with a compilation of the best stuff really, I mean actually not only that but, these were all kind of semi hits for the people on it in America.
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