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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.

Eric Clapton

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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Creation Guitar Human Intention Interest Music Myself Original Primary Voice
I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Early Myself Record Sound
Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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Control Help Power Risk Yourself
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.
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Choice Enjoyment Leaving Loss Myself Place Security
Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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Assume Lady Road Sex Yourself
The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same – 95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure.
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Different Music Myself Rough Scene
I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.
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Culture Music Myself Reason Remember
Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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Guitar Instrument Music Pick Play Time Yourself
They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
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Diamond Heroes Ourselves Ring Weapon
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
It’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.
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Control Dependent Emotional Mindset State Yourself
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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Friendship Goodness Lover Myself Yourself
I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn’t seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.
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Difficult Goodness Guitar Management Mom Myself Worth
For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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Music Myself Spirituality Trust Vehicle
I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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Beautiful Company Department Man Myself Weakness
If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.
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Guitar Hands Place Yourself

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