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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
Eric Clapton
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Eric Clapton
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 30
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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.
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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.
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Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached.
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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.
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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.
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I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire.
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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.
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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.
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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
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In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
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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.
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Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe.
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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.
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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.
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The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.
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