The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.
ERIC CLAPTONPlant your love and let it grow.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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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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When I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
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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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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 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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For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
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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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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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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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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it’s a pretty honorable position to be in.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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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.
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