The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.
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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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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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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I wish I could write easily. I’m one of those guys who’s visited by the muse when things are dire.
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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
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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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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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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 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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My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
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It’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn’t really love the song.
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