For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
ERIC CLAPTONLike a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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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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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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They looked great, you know the drawings of the guys playing looked great and bits of string around their necks. So it didn’t seem to be that difficult a thing to do, or that inaccessible.
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I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing – something I couldn’t wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn’t really enjoy.
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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’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.
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If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.
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I couldn’t believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, ‘This is fantastic.’
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Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.
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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 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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I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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