The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
ERIC CLAPTONAll I am certain of right now is that I don’t want to go anywhere, and that’s not bad for someone who always used to run.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
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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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One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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It’s been very important throughout my career that I’ve met all the guys I’ve copied, because at each stage they’ve said, ‘Don’t play like me, play like you.’
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It’s taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man’s voice. Because I only liked old men’s voices. As a kid, I didn’t like pip-squeaked singers.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
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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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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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I couldn’t believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, ‘This is fantastic.’
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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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