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

Eric Clapton

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
I wish I could write easily. I’m one of those guys who’s visited by the muse when things are dire.
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Easy Muse Visit Writing
The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
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Inspirational Life Myself relief Trial
It’s very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don’t really have that much control with it.
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Control Dependent Emotional Mindset State Yourself
I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated.
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Culture Music Myself Reason Remember
They looked great, you know the drawings of the guys playing looked great and bits of string around their necks. So it didn’t seem to be that difficult a thing to do, or that inaccessible.
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Accessible Appearance Difficult Draw Greatness Myself
I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?
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Audience Cold Evening Love Note Oneself
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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Body Case Forgiveness Hope Myself Pain Pessimist
I’m not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don’t play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I’ve always thought it better when one of the musicians sings, like Steve Winwood.
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Better Fans Leadership Musician Myself People Sing
My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.
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Creation Guitar Human Intention Interest Music Myself Original Primary Voice
I couldn’t believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, ‘This is fantastic.’
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Believe Comparison Deal Fantastic Music Myself Surrender
Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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Faith Myself Run
One of the most beneficial things I’ve ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.
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Benefit Learning Mouth Myself Shut
Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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Kingdom Love Ourselves Rule
I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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Guitar Identity Music Myself Personality
Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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Accomplishment Choice Competition Lying Myself

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

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