It’s been very important throughout my career that I’ve met all the guys I’ve copied, because at each stage they’ve said, ‘Don’t play like me, play like you.’
ERIC CLAPTONIt sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.
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I can’t play long solos anymore without boring myself.
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It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
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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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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.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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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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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.
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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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I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
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I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn’t want to meet Johnny Rotten.
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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.
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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.
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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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The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.
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