black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

Eric Clapton

I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.
ERIC CLAPTON

Culture Music Myself Reason Remember
Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
ERIC CLAPTON

Kingdom Love Ourselves Rule
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 often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
ERIC CLAPTON

Enjoyment Myself Oneself Sing
Give me a guitar and I’ll play; give me a stage and I’ll perform; give me an auditorium and I’ll fill it.
ERIC CLAPTON

Auditorium Guitar Instrument Music Myself Performance Play
Music became a healer for me.
ERIC CLAPTON

Healing Music Myself
I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.
ERIC CLAPTON

Eyes Feeling Light Love Realization Yourself
It’s been up to me to inspire me.
ERIC CLAPTON

Independent Inspirational Myself One Liner
I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
ERIC CLAPTON

God Myself Thinking
The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
ERIC CLAPTON

Identify Myself Water
I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I’m up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
ERIC CLAPTON

Beautiful Company Eligible Famous Music Myself Woman
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Crazy Goodness Gratitude Myself People Survive Time
Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
ERIC CLAPTON

Attachment Business Finding Music Ourselves Politics Religion Way
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Guitar Thinking Versatile Yourself
I’m an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
ERIC CLAPTON

Ego Inferior Myself Trauma
When you’re onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it’s very artificial. You can’t really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.
ERIC CLAPTON

Artificial Electric System Voice Yourself

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Eric Clapton Quotes