Music became a healer for me.
ERIC CLAPTONThe blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I’m discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it’s a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.
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It’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.
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My Father’s Eyes’ is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father’s eyes was when I looked into my son’s eyes.
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I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn’t seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.
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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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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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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.
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I wish I could write easily. I’m one of those guys who’s visited by the muse when things are dire.
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You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.
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It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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