Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
ERIC CLAPTONI 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.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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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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Music became a healer for me.
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I’ve always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters’ early records – only louder
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Lately I’ve been running on faith.
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Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down.
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Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?
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Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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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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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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Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.
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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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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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I thought, ‘My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.’
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