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In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink any more if I was dead.

Eric Clapton

I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
ERIC CLAPTON

Audience Cold Evening Love Note Oneself
I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing – something I couldn’t wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn’t really enjoy.
ERIC CLAPTON

Enjoyment Guitar Myself Original Play Remember Thinking
Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
ERIC CLAPTON

Control Help Power Risk Yourself
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Guitar Thinking Versatile Yourself
I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
ERIC CLAPTON

Myself Nerve Place
I’m not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don’t play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I’ve always thought it better when one of the musicians sings, like Steve Winwood.
ERIC CLAPTON

Better Fans Leadership Musician Myself People Sing
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Direction Fast Listening Myself Old People Try
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Bad Certain Myself Right Run
Music became a healer for me.
ERIC CLAPTON

Healing Music Myself
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 CLAPTON

Crazy Goodness Gratitude Myself People Survive Time
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Creation Guitar Human Intention Interest Music Myself Original Primary Voice
The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
ERIC CLAPTON

Inspirational Life Myself relief Trial
To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
ERIC CLAPTON

Hard Work Low Sing Yourself
One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
ERIC CLAPTON

Benefit Learning Mouth Myself Shut
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.’
ERIC CLAPTON

Believe Comparison Deal Fantastic Music Myself Surrender
But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
ERIC CLAPTON

Children Music Myself Respond Way

In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink any more if I was dead.

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