Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.
ERIC CLAPTONI’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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Plant your love and let it grow.
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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 saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I’m gonna blow you both away.
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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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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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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.
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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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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.’
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Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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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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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.
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