A British pressing with a compilation of the best stuff really, I mean actually not only that but, these were all kind of semi hits for the people on it in America.
ERIC CLAPTONEvery time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it’s the last time.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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 always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.
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Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.
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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 thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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Very much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn’t fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn’t find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know.
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For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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I don’t have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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I got a problem, can you relate? I got a woman calling love hate.
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If you hand me a guitar, I’ll play the blues. That’s the place I automatically go.
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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 grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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