Leave bands, go back to obscurity if I choose to, without a great sense of loss of security because it’s all been based on the fact that I did it on my own or was doing, enjoying doing it on my own in the first place.
ERIC CLAPTONFor me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.
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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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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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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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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.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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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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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’m an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
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There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
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