I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
ERIC CLAPTONI don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.
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They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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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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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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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 feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I’m handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I’ve got to consider how it’s going to affect people. How it’s going to affect me, as well. Because it’s like a cycle.
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I mean, it didn’t matter to me that there were people, it didn’t matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.
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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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My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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I’m an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
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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.
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