Eric Clapton Quotes - Page 2

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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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• Lately I've been running on faith.

  Eric Clapton

  Running, Expression

  Song: Running On Faith, Album: Journeyman, 1989

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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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• I found my God in music and the arts, with writers like Hermann Hesse, and musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter. In some way, in some form, my God was always there, but now I have learned to talk to him.

  Eric Clapton

  Art, Water, Musician

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

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• My selective memory of what drinking was like told me that standing at the bar in a pub, on a summer's evening with a long, tall glass of lager and lime was heaven, and I chose not to remember the nights on which I had sat with a bottle of vodka, a gram of coke and a shotgun, contemplating suicide.

  Eric Clapton

  Summer, Suicide, Memories

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

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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.

  Eric Clapton

  Mean, Guitar, People

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• I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.

  Eric Clapton

  Solitude, Quiet, Quiet Life

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• An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.

  Eric Clapton

  Mind, Obsession

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• When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it's a pretty honorable position to be in.

  Eric Clapton

  Responsibility, Guy, Gone

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

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• I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.

  Eric Clapton

  Guitarist

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

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

  Eric Clapton

  Want, Polite, Being Polite

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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.

  Eric Clapton

  Father, Self, Parent

  "What I've Learned: Eric Clapton" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. October 6, 2014.

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• But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.

  Eric Clapton

  Mean, Thinking, Guitar

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• Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest.

  Eric Clapton

  Lying, Humor, Choices

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

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• I admire Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather, but they might blow me away quite easily if we were to jam together.

  Eric Clapton

  Blow, Together, Jam

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• There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There's one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.

  Eric Clapton

  Dream, Queens, Mean

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• Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven Will it be the same If I saw you in heaven I must be strong, and carry on Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven Would you hold my hand If I saw you in heaven Would you help me stand If I saw you in heaven I'll find my way, through night and day Cause I know I just can't stay Here in heaven

  Eric Clapton

  Strong, Night, Hands

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• For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

  Eric Clapton

  Music, Philosophical, Feet

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

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• I'd love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening?

  Eric Clapton

  Evening, Cold, Notes

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

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• In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.

  Eric Clapton

  Way, Felt, Greatest Gifts

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• I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men.

  Eric Clapton

  Father, Loneliness, Sadness

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

  Eric Clapton

  Thinking, Listening, Wells

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

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

  Eric Clapton

  Relationship

  Song: We're All the Way, Album: Slowhand

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• Music became a healer for me.

  Eric Clapton

  Healer

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

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