Picture Quotes I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes It's taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man's voice. Because I only liked old men's voices. As a kid, I didn't like pip-squeaked singers. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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 ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I've always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters' early records - only louder —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I saw you walking with your other man today. If I catch you one more time, I'm gonna blow you both away. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way - though it's quite strenuous on the fingertips. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Having lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don't like yours and you don't like mine. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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 ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes It's been up to me to inspire me. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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 ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I know there will be no more tears in heaven. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes And if I don't be there by morning, she'll know that I must've spent the night in jail. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Only ask and you will get what you are needing, the rest is up to you. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes All I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Plant your love and let it grow. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I'm discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it's a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn't really love the song. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I can't play long solos anymore without boring myself. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I'd love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening? —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I couldn't believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to surrender and say, 'This is fantastic.' —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Musically, he was like an old man in a boy's skin. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I have no problem with religion, and I grew up with a strong curiosity about spiritual matters, but my searching took me away from church and community worship to the internal journey. Before my recovery began, I found my God in music and the arts, with writers like Hermann Hesse, and musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I've come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy, every no, becomes a maybe. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn't a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that'll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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 ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Yeah, it is, because it's a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That's what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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 ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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 ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes My identity shifted when I got into # recovery . That's who I am now, and it actually gives me greater pleasure to have that identity than to be a musician or anything else, because it keeps me in a manageable size. When I'm down on the ground with my disease-which I'm happy to have-it gets me in tune. It gives me a spiritual anchor. Don't ask me to explain. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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 ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I admire Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather, but they might blow me away quite easily if we were to jam together. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I'm just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same - 95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 'My Father's Eyes' is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father's eyes was when I looked into my son's eyes. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically. —Eric ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this
Picture Quotes 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 ClaptonWhatsappFacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInBufferEmail this