It was a mystery to me, how the tuning was, or the style seemed to come out of nowhere, it obviously had roots in America going way back, there was nothing like it for me I'd ever seen before. Eric Clapton More Quotes by Eric Clapton More Quotes From 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, 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 Clapton musicalmindtwo Musically, he was like an old man in a boy's skin. Eric Clapton skinsmenboys I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist. Eric Clapton guitarist I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten. Eric Clapton johnny-rottenrottenwant Plant your love and let it grow. Eric Clapton growsplantromantic When I'm wrong it's never meant for you, so don't confuse my love with what I do. Eric Clapton relationship 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 Clapton playwayfirsts 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 Clapton musicschoolneeds The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life. Eric Clapton reliefinspirationtrials 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. Eric Clapton musicrealsong If you hand me a guitar, I'll play the blues. That's the place I automatically go. Eric Clapton guitarplayhands 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 Clapton recoverywho-i-amspiritual 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 parentselffather Having lovers and friends is all good and fine But I don't like yours and you don't like mine. Eric Clapton finelike-youlovers Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening. Eric Clapton wellslisteningthinking The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn't really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it. Eric Clapton grandparentguitarbuying When I look for what I'm going to listen to I go backwards. I'm always going the other way you see. Most people are trying to figure out 'how do I get in the fast lane going that way?'. I'm going in the other direction. I wanna find the oldest thing to do. Eric Clapton playertryingpeople '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 Clapton eyefatherson An obsession is where something will not leave your mind. Eric Clapton obsessionmind I've always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters' early records - only louder Eric Clapton guitarmusicwater
