"It was stumbling on to really the bible……" — Eric Clapton
"It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and I absorbed it totally, and it changed my complete outlook on music."
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119 Quotes by Eric Clapton
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Yeah, it is, because it's a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That's what my character is all…
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I don't have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.
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Music became a healer for me.
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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…
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I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the…
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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will…
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I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.
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There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head.
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Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest.
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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.
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I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I…
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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