There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
ERIC CLAPTONRisk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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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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Yeah, it is, because it’s a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That’s what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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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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Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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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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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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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’m not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don’t play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I’ve always thought it better when one of the musicians sings, like Steve Winwood.
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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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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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You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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