Eric Clapton Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.”

“This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I'm discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it's a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.”

“It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.”

“I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.”

“I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.”

“I wish I could write easily. I'm one of those guys who's visited by the muse when things are dire.”

“To sing in a lower key is harder work. You have to use your diaphragm more.”

“Very much like that, and very much a loner, do you know and I didn't fit really into sport or all kind of group activities as a kid, I couldn't find a niche. And music was not really part of the kind of village curriculum it would, you know.”

“A British pressing with a compilation of the best stuff really, I mean actually not only that but, these were all kind of semi hits for the people on it in America.”

“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.”