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.’
ERIC CLAPTONLike a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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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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They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
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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 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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In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink any more if I was dead.
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I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
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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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The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn’t really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it.
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And I don’t like having my picture taken. I’m almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.
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Music became a healer for me.
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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.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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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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