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 CLAPTONThe 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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The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don’t want to be.
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There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There’s one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.
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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
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I don’t know if I believe in luck. I think I’m very fortunate.
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And I don’t like having my picture taken. I’m almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.
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I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.
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One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone’s got their own definition.
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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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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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All I am certain of right now is that I don’t want to go anywhere, and that’s not bad for someone who always used to run.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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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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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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