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.
ERIC CLAPTONRisk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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All I am certain of right now is that I don’t want to go anywhere, and that’s not bad for someone who always used to run.
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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone’s got their own definition.
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This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I’m discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it’s a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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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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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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 grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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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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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I’m up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
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It’s taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man’s voice. Because I only liked old men’s voices. As a kid, I didn’t like pip-squeaked singers.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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