When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it’s a pretty honorable position to be in.
ERIC CLAPTONMy 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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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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When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.
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When I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
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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.
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But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.
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The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.
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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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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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