Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
ERIC CLAPTONAll along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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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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.
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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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My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
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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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My Father’s Eyes’ is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father’s eyes was when I looked into my son’s eyes.
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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
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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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All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
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