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 CLAPTONLike a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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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 feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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It’s been very important throughout my career that I’ve met all the guys I’ve copied, because at each stage they’ve said, ‘Don’t play like me, play like you.’
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So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.
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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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It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and I absorbed it totally, and it changed my complete outlook on music.
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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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Plant your love and let it grow.
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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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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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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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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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