Eric Clapton ,quotes

'My Father's Eyes' is very per...

'My Father's Eyes' is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father's eyes was when I looked into my son's eyes.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

The first band I identified wi...

The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

The toughest thing about being...

The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn't a v...

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 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

One summer I remember, I got e...

One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

This moment in time, on this t...

This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I'm discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it's a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

Although they can do it all th...

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.

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I feel a real need to observe ...

I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I'm handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I've got to consider how it's going to affect people. How it's going to affect me, as well. Because it's like a cycle.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

I just like the company of bea...

I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I'm up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

I listened to King Oliver and ...

I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

I mean, the sound of an amplif...

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 remember hearing Sonny Terry...

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.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

I remember when I thought of s...

I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing - something I couldn't wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn't really enjoy.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

I think I deliberately sold ou...

I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn't really love the song.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

I tried when I was 13, when my...

I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

I used to do crazy things that...

I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I'm just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.

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I'm not a big fan of lead voca...

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.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

It's taken me to be an older g...

It's taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man's voice. Because I only liked old men's voices. As a kid, I didn't like pip-squeaked singers.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

My original interests and inte...

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.

Eric Clapton 03.03.2018 03:03:03 140 quotes

The first guitar I ever had wa...

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.

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