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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.

Eric Clapton

The thing about pessimism is that in most cases it’s nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.
ERIC CLAPTON

Body Case Forgiveness Hope Myself Pain Pessimist
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 CLAPTON

Enjoyment Guitar Myself Original Play Remember Thinking
When I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
ERIC CLAPTON

Confusion Love Myself Wrong
When I look for what I’m going to listen to I go backwards. I’m always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out ‘how do I get in the fast lane going that way?’. I’m going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do.
ERIC CLAPTON

Direction Fast Listening Myself Old People Try
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Group Myself Personality School
The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
ERIC CLAPTON

Identify Myself Water
I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
ERIC CLAPTON

God Myself Thinking
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
ERIC CLAPTON

Blame See Sight Yourself
Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
ERIC CLAPTON

Control Help Power Risk Yourself
Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
ERIC CLAPTON

God Help Music Need Power Present Suffering Survive
Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
ERIC CLAPTON

Assume Lady Road Sex Yourself
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Assure Discover Happiness Moments Pain Time Yourself
They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
ERIC CLAPTON

Diamond Heroes Ourselves Ring Weapon
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Alive Blue Music Myself Original Position Recognition Start Tradition
But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
ERIC CLAPTON

Children Music Myself Respond Way
In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
ERIC CLAPTON

Expression Feeling Gift Greatness Myself Play Way

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