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You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.

Eric Clapton

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
The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn’t really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it.
ERIC CLAPTON

Failure Guitar Instrument Music Myself Talk
Lately I’ve been running on faith.
ERIC CLAPTON

Faith Myself Run
I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
ERIC CLAPTON

Guitar Identity Music Myself Personality
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Confusion Fear Healing Learning Listening Music Myself
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.
ERIC CLAPTON

Delight Father Learning Myself Obsession
There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head.
ERIC CLAPTON

Desire Expression Head Myself
You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.
ERIC CLAPTON

Group Myself Personality School
The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
ERIC CLAPTON

Inspirational Life Myself relief Trial
For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.
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Music Myself Spirituality Trust Vehicle
I know there will be no more tears in heaven.
ERIC CLAPTON

Belief Heaven Hope Myself Tears
All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.
ERIC CLAPTON

Grave Head Heart Love Myself Path Save
It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
ERIC CLAPTON

Emotional Expression Finding Music Pain Reason relief Ways
Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
ERIC CLAPTON

Attachment Business Finding Music Ourselves Politics Religion Way
But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
ERIC CLAPTON

Children Music Myself Respond Way
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

You can’t mastermind everything. You’ll go crazy. Just show up and play.

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