50 great famous phrases of Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton is a British rock and blues guitarist, songwriter and singer whose contributions have been recognized internationally, not only among rock fans, but within the music scene world. His talent has been so valued that has been dubbed the second best rock guitarist in the world, thanks to the charming and mesmerizing solos of him.

Eric Clapton Quotes

Here we bring the best quotes from the nicknamed "slow hands" of rock music so that you can learn a little more about him and his influence in the world.

1. And it makes me feel so angry to know that the flame is still burning... Why can't I get it to end? When will I learn at once?

That feeling of frustration you have when you stumble over the same stone or when you can't find the solution to a problem.

2. Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play like it's the last time.

We must always give the best of ourselves at every opportunity we can.

3. The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I try desperately to think of something that is effective, but I never sit down and solve it note by note.

Everyone has their own way of planning something.

4. For me there is something primitively calming in the music, it goes straight to my nervous system, so I feel ten meters high.

Music has a relaxing and uplifting effect on everyone.

5. In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn't kill myself was because I knew I wouldn't be able to drink any more if I were dead.

The singer recounts a dark part of his life.

6. I like loneliness. I like the anomalous life. I like the quiet life.

Solitude should be a space to be comfortable with ourselves.

7. I was interested in white rock and roll artists until I listened to Freddie King… and from that moment on I was in glory.

Music knows no races.

8. Music became my relief, and I learned to listen to it with all five senses. I found that this way I could erase all the feelings of fear and confusion related to my family.

Music has been the escape for great singers and musicians.

9. Our love will rule in this kingdom that we have made.

Every love relationship deserves to have its happy ending.

10. The only education I ever really had was finding out about the blues. I mean, I wanted to know everything.

We must not settle for school education alone, but for what we can achieve on our own.

11. For me, it's about music. I am only the messenger, and I hope to do so as long as I live.

Talking about his passion for music.

12. Like most alcoholics I have met, I did not like the taste of alcohol ...

Many addicts used to reject that which made them fall.

13. I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I am very lucky.

When we can do what we want with our life, we can say that we are lucky.

14. My definition of peace is not having any noise in my head.

Peace is that which leaves you in a state of calm.

15. My main philosophy on how to make music is that everything can be reduced to a single note, if that note is played in the most sincere way.

Each musician has his own work philosophy.

16. I didn't care that there were people, I didn't care that I was shy, the sound was so captivating that it helped me get rid of my inhibitions.

When our talents are recognized, our confidence increases.

17. I am an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.

The high ego is actually a facade to hide insecurities.

18. An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.

Have you ever become obsessed with something?

19. I remember thinking that her beauty was also internal. It wasn't just about her appearance, although she was undoubtedly the prettiest woman I had ever seen. It consisted of something deeper. It came from inside her too. It was his way of being.

Talking about Pattie Boyd, who made a big impression on him.

20. It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional breakdowns, and to find ways to express it musically.

Thousands of singers find in their music a form of catharsis.

21. Some say of me that I am a revolutionary. That doesn't make sense, all I did was copy B. B. King.

Mentioning his musical inspiration.

22. Like a fool I fell in love with you, you turned my world upside down.

Have you ever fallen so deeply in love with someone?

23. It was exciting to discover that soulmate camaraderie, and this is one of the things that led me to become a musician.

Soulmates are those people who have so many related things that they cannot be separated.

24. The blues is what I have addressed myself to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.

The blues has been the most important thing for Clapton.

25. Creating a song is as easy as shaping a feeling.

The creative process can be both chaotic and painful, but the result will always be worth it.

26. I feel great because I see the light of love in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is that you just don't realize how much I love you.

Love transforms our life.

27. Tell me why, do I have to fall in love with you?

Sometimes love comes from the hand of the least expected person.

28. If you give me a guitar, I'm going to play the blues. That is the place I automatically go to.

We always return to the place that makes us happy.

29. Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present.

Music has the ability to unite everyone in the world.

30. I came to convince myself that, for some strange reason, I was invulnerable and would not get hooked [on drugs]. But the addiction does not negotiate and little by little it spread within me like a fog.

Everyone believes they have control over addictions, when the opposite is true.

31. Would you know my name, if I saw you in heaven?

How far does the promise of being together forever go?

32. Being the author of something so powerful is something I will never be able to get used to. It still disturbs me when I touch it.

Our strengths tend to scare us.

33. I am and always will be a blues guitarist.

A strong statement of your passion.

34. In my experience, the best guitars, the most expensive, are the ones that are easier to play. Because they are made to be touched.

The best things are the simplest.

35. Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being.

Talking about the almost magical effect of music on his being.

36. When choosing a guitar, I noticed that it was worn... It is like entering a restaurant. If it's full, you eat well.

His particular and very simple way of choosing his guitars.

37. I get very bored listening to myself play the guitar, because I am not a very good audience.

It is very common that we do not perceive ourselves as good as we really are.

38. I remember doing an entire performance lying on the stage with the microphone stand lying next to me, and no one was fazed. Not many complaints were heard either, probably because the public was as drunk as I was.

Referring to a very dark period in music, where drug use was praised.

39. Give me a guitar and I'll play; Give me a stage and I will do it; Give me an auditorium and I will fill it.

The confidence that we should all feel in what we love to do.

40. The sound of an amplified guitar in a crowded place was so hypnotic and addicting to me that I could cross any kind of frontier to be there.

A part of what he loved about being a musician.

41. The guitar shone a lot and had something virginal about it. It looked like an elegant device from another universe, and as I tried to strum it, I felt like I was passing into the territory of maturity.

A beautiful way to refer to his instrument.

42. At the beginning of my childhood, when I was about six or seven years old, I began to get the feeling that there was something different about me. Maybe it was the way people talked about me like I wasn't in the room.

Unfortunately, many people go through a difficult childhood that marks them for life.

43. I have always listened to a lot of music. It was compulsive. When he was 16 he was trying to nail all the songs, and he felt that he was making enough progress.

To be a musician it is necessary to live surrounded by music.

44. You can't be the mastermind of everything. You will go crazy. Just come and play.

You cannot control everything, because there will always be something that you must let flow.

45. The fear of the loss of identity was enormous. Maybe that was born with the "Clapton is God" thing, which had made me base a good part of my self-esteem on my career.

We cling to that which makes us strong to avoid falling for our fears.

46. I have the God-given talent or the God-given opportunity, rather.

For Clapton, both options are totally true.

47. Along this path that I tread, my heart betrays my tired head, with nothing but my love to save, from cradle to grave.

Sometimes it is necessary that we let our hearts speak louder than our heads.

48. A post-psychedelic binge seemed to flood the entire show business in the early 1970s.

Sex, drugs and rock and roll. The slogan of that time.

49. When I had to shift my focus to my well-being as a human being, and the awareness that I was an alcoholic suffering from the same illness as everyone else, I collapsed.

Realizing a serious problem is something that causes us anxiety. But it is the first step to fix everything.

50. The risk is trying to control something that you are powerless over.

Again, the singer reminds us that it is not possible to control everything in life.