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.
ERIC CLAPTONPlant your love and let it grow.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
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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 grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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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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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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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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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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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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Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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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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A British pressing with a compilation of the best stuff really, I mean actually not only that but, these were all kind of semi hits for the people on it in America.
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Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn’t a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that’ll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months.
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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I’m up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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