To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
ERIC CLAPTONMy Father’s Eyes’ is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father’s eyes was when I looked into my son’s eyes.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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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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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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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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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Very much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn’t fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn’t find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know.
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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 like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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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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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 know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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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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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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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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