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 Read Quote
I’d love to knock an audience cold with one note, but what do you do for the rest of the evening? Eric Clapton Read Quote
The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don’t want to be. Eric Clapton Read Quote
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 Clapton Read Quote
I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing – something I couldn’t wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn’t really enjoy. Eric Clapton Read Quote
I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I’m handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I’ve got to consider how it’s going to affect people. How it’s going to affect me, as well. Because it’s like a cycle. Eric Clapton Read Quote
My dedication to my music has driven everyone away. I’ve had girlfriends, but I always end up on my own. I don’t particularly like it, but I don’t see a way ’round it. Eric Clapton Read Quote
I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me – it resonated. Eric Clapton Read Quote