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.
ERIC CLAPTONTo sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I mean, it didn’t matter to me that there were people, it didn’t matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.
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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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I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I’m gonna blow you both away.
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I’m an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
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I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
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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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There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There’s one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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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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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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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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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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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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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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