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.
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 can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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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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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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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 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 feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.
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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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Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
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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 survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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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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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it’s a pretty honorable position to be in.
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For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
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I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
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