One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
ERIC CLAPTONThe 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.
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They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
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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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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it’s a pretty honorable position to be in.
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It’s been up to me to inspire me.
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Having lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don’t like yours and you don’t like mine.
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I mean, it didn’t matter to me that there were people, it didn’t matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.
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I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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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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I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I’m just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn’t know where I was going, and I didn’t really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.
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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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