I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing – something I couldn’t wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn’t really enjoy.
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 just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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Yeah, it is, because it’s a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That’s what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
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I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
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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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I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way – though it’s quite strenuous on the fingertips.
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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 always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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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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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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Having lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don’t like yours and you don’t like mine.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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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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Very 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.
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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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