The thing about pessimism is that in most cases it’s nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.
ERIC CLAPTONA 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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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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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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Yeah, it is, because it’s a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That’s what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
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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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When I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
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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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Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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Music became a healer for me.
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