There’s a desire in me to express something – to match what I hear in my head. Eric Clapton Read Quote
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 Clapton Read Quote
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 Clapton Read Quote
I’m not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don’t play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I’ve always thought it better when one of the musicians sings, like Steve Winwood. Eric Clapton Read Quote
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 Clapton Read Quote
It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically. Eric Clapton Read Quote
When you’re onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it’s very artificial. You can’t really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth. Eric Clapton Read Quote
I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. Eric Clapton Read Quote
