Eric Clapton Quotes - Page 3

Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.

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.

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.

[Unplugged] was also the cheapest to produce and required the least amount of preparation and work. But if you want to know what it actually cost me, go to Ripley and visit the grave of my son.

When I'm wrong it's never meant for you, so don't confuse my love with what I do.

If you hand me a guitar, I'll play the blues. That's the place I automatically go.

My definition of Blues is that it's a musical form which is very disciplined and structured coupled with a state of mind, and you can have either of those things but it's the two together that make it what it is. And you need to be a student for one, and a human being for the other, but those things alone don't do it.

When I saw Jimi Hendrix I knew immediately that this guy was the real thing ... and when he played it was like a rough sketch of what he was going to become ... this guy was our generation, and he wasn't in a suit .. he played a Howlin' Wolf song 'Killing Floor', and then we (The Cream) had to carry on the set. It was pretty hard to follow.

Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.

I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.

Having lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don't like yours and you don't like mine.

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.

All I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run.

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.

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.

From the beginning, I knew intuitively that if nothing else, music was safe, and that nobody could tell me anything about it. Music didn't need a middleman, whereas all the other things in school needed some kind of explanation.

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.'

I've always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters' early records - only louder

There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head.

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.

I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten.

I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way - though it's quite strenuous on the fingertips.

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.

I know there will be no more tears in heaven.

Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down