Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

The first one was quite cheap, but that was expensive for us. For my folks to buy on the Never Never. It…

— Eric Clapton

I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly…

— Eric Clapton

I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don't…

— Eric Clapton

“Early in my childhood, when I was about six or seven, I began to get the feeling that there was something different…

— Eric Clapton

“In terms of scale or stature, I believe that if Robert Johnson was reincarnated, he is probably BB King. Maybe it would…

— Eric Clapton

One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made…

— Eric Clapton

I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing - something I couldn't wait to…

— Eric Clapton

My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could…

— Eric Clapton

My definition of Blues is that it's a musical form which is very disciplined and structured coupled with a state of mind,…

— Eric Clapton

Yeah, it is, because it's a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That's what my character is all about and…

— Eric Clapton

I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp...…

— Eric Clapton

The Yardbirds came in to the Crawdaddy Club a week after the Stones finished their Sunday night residency. They had done it…

— Eric Clapton

I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their…

— Eric Clapton

Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven Will it be the same If I saw you in heaven…

— Eric Clapton

When I look for what I'm going to listen to I go backwards. I'm always going the other way you see. Most…

— Eric Clapton

Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn't a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you…

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire.

— Eric Clapton

It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I've come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

I don't have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

— Eric Clapton

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

I grew up playing in clubs - that's my spiritual stomping ground.

— Eric Clapton

And if I don't be there by morning, she'll know that I must've spent the night in jail.

— Eric Clapton