I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I’m just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn’t know where I was going, and I didn’t really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.
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 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 never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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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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Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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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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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
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