I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
ERIC CLAPTONWhen 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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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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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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It’s been very important throughout my career that I’ve met all the guys I’ve copied, because at each stage they’ve said, ‘Don’t play like me, play like you.’
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I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone’s got their own definition.
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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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There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There’s one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.
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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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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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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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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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