I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
ERIC CLAPTONI don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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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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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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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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There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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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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Yeah, it is, because it’s a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That’s what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
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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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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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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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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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