Eric Clapton
British musician of blues, rock and jazz.
To have ownership of something that powerful is something I'll never be able to get used to. It still knocks me out when I play it.
The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.
You can make a Strat sound like a Les Paul, but you can't make a Les Paul sound like a Strat.
Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven? Would it be the same If I saw you in heaven?
I'm an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.
And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."
He is a great person, as well as a great musician. And this guy sings like he was born down below Mississippi!
Tell me why, must I fall in love with you?
[Unplugged] was also the cheapest to produce and required the least amount of preparation and work. But if you want to know what it actually cost me, go to Ripley and visit the grave of my son.
His fingers are directly wired to his soul.
Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest.
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.
Layla, you got me on my knees. Layla, I'm begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.
I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.
If it ain't Mississippi black music it ain't worth a damn.
I had a Les Paul before Eric but I didn't have a Marshall. And when Eric got all of that together he was a delight to listen to. He really undertstood the blues.
In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn't commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn't be able to drink anymore if I was dead.
Some people talk about me like a revolutionary. That's nonsense; all I did was copy B.B. King.
Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached. Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
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.