It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
ERIC CLAPTONI often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it’s all about: the delight of being a servant.
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The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same – 95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure.
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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.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.
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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.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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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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 never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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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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