Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
ERIC CLAPTONVery much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn’t fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn’t find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know.
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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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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When you’re onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it’s very artificial. You can’t really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink any more if I was dead.
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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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The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
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It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
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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’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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Plant your love and let it grow.
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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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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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