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Lately I’ve been running on faith.

Eric Clapton

I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn’t seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.
ERIC CLAPTON

Difficult Goodness Guitar Management Mom Myself Worth
Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.
ERIC CLAPTON

Better League Music Theory Time
They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.
ERIC CLAPTON

Diamond Heroes Ourselves Ring Weapon
It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
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Emotional Expression Finding Music Pain Reason relief Ways
I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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Beautiful Company Department Man Myself Weakness
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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Delight Father Learning Myself Obsession
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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Direction Fast Listening Myself Old People Try
I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.
ERIC CLAPTON

Age Give Up Guitar Hurt Myself Play Try
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Combination Easy Fingers Myself Play Start
You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.
ERIC CLAPTON

Crazy Master Mindset Play Show Yourself
Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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God Help Music Need Power Present Suffering Survive
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
Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn’t a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that’ll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months.
ERIC CLAPTON

Couple Goodness Guitar Instrument Myself
It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and I absorbed it totally, and it changed my complete outlook on music.
ERIC CLAPTON

Blue Change Drugs Music Powerful Yourself
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.
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Beautiful Company Eligible Famous Music Myself Woman
The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don’t want to be.
ERIC CLAPTON

Celebrity Myself Polite Tough

Lately I’ve been running on faith.

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