I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn’t seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.
ERIC CLAPTONLoose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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Leave bands, go back to obscurity if I choose to, without a great sense of loss of security because it’s all been based on the fact that I did it on my own or was doing, enjoying doing it on my own in the first place.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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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.
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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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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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same – 95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure.
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Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it’s all about: the delight of being a servant.
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