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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.

Eric Clapton

Music became a healer for me.
ERIC CLAPTON

Healing Music Myself
I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I’m gonna blow you both away.
ERIC CLAPTON

Blow Catch Day Man Walk Yourself
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Combination Easy Fingers Myself Play Start
In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
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Expression Feeling Gift Greatness Myself Play Way
It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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Independent Inspirational Myself One Liner
It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
ERIC CLAPTON

Creation Ideas Myself Sex Sound Strange
There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
ERIC CLAPTON

Desire Expression Head Myself
Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.
ERIC CLAPTON

Better League Music Theory Time
Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
ERIC CLAPTON

Accomplishment Choice Competition Lying Myself
I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.
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Eyes Feeling Light Love Realization Yourself
The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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Family Home Myself Point Possible
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Choice Enjoyment Leaving Loss Myself Place Security
The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn’t really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it.
ERIC CLAPTON

Failure Guitar Instrument Music Myself Talk
I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I’m handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I’ve got to consider how it’s going to affect people. How it’s going to affect me, as well. Because it’s like a cycle.
ERIC CLAPTON

Affect Cycle Feeling Hands Myself Observational People
Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
ERIC CLAPTON

Attachment Business Finding Music Ourselves Politics Religion Way
And I don’t like having my picture taken. I’m almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.
ERIC CLAPTON

Camera Myself Photograph Soul Steal Thinking

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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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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