Eric Clapton Quotes

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• Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.

  Eric Clapton

  Guitar, Play, Lasts

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• 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, Wipe, Found

  Eric Clapton (2007). “Clapton: The Autobiography”, Broadway

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• Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.

  Eric Clapton

  Suffering, Needs, Helping

  Eric Clapton (2007). “Clapton: The Autobiography”, Broadway

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• One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

  Eric Clapton

  Mouths, Beneficial

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• Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.

  Eric Clapton

  Bullshit, Way

  Eric Clapton (2007). “Clapton: The Autobiography”, Broadway

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• It's been up to me to inspire me.

  Eric Clapton

  Inspire

  "Supergroup Cream rises again" by Gordon Isfeld, www.cnn.com. September 29, 2005.

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• Plant your love and let it grow.

  Eric Clapton

  Romantic, Plant, Grows

  Song: Let It Grow, Album: 461 Ocean Boulevard, 1974

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• My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

  Eric Clapton

  Music, Philosophy, Rock N Roll

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• Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.

  Eric Clapton

  Song, Judging, Judgement

  Song: Before You Accuse Me, Album: Journeyman, 1989

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• Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.

  Eric Clapton

  Risk, Trying, Powerless

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

  Eric Clapton

  Crazy, Ignorance, Knowledge

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• Whatever your standing in life, the most important thing is behaving in ways that help other people. It's the same with music. I am a servant of the music ... and if I get caught up in ego, I'll lose everything .. it'll burn and that's a guarantee.

  Eric Clapton

  Music, Helping Others, People

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• For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.

  Eric Clapton

  Spirituality, Trustworthy, Old Soul

  Eric Clapton (2007). “Clapton: The Autobiography”, Broadway

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• 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

  Heart, Path, Cradle

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• In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn't commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn't be able to drink any more if I was dead.

  Eric Clapton

  Suicide, Drinking, Alcohol

  "Eric Clapton: The Autobiography". Book by Eric Clapton, October 9, 2007.

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• Give me a guitar and I'll play; give me a stage and I'll perform; give me an auditorium and I'll fill it.

  Eric Clapton

  Funny, Guitar, Play

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• I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.

  Eric Clapton

  Goal, Feelings, Tone

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• Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you.

  Eric Clapton

  Up To You, Questioning, Asks

  Song: Let It Grow, Album: 461 Ocean Boulevard, 1974

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• I'm an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.

  Eric Clapton

  Inferiority, Egomaniacs, Inferiority Complex

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• The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.

  Eric Clapton

  Inspiration, Relief, Trials

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees.

  Eric Clapton

  Song, Time, Knees

  Song: Tears in Heaven, Album: Unplugged, 1992

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• I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

  Eric Clapton

  Believe, Thinking, Luck

  "Larry King Live", transcripts.cnn.com. October 12, 2007.

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• 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.

  Eric Clapton

  Music, Song, Real

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• I have always been resistant to doctrine, and any spirituality I had experienced thus far in my life had been much more abstract and not aligned with any recognized religion. For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music. It cannot be manipulated, or politicized, and when it is, that becomes immediately obvious.

  Eric Clapton

  Doctrine, Spirituality, Trustworthy

  Eric Clapton (2007). “Clapton: The Autobiography”, Broadway

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• Our love will rule in this kingdom we have made.

  Eric Clapton

  Future, Our Love, Kingdoms

  "Change the World". Song by Eric Clapton, 1996.

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