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I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition. Mine, I suppose, is to know myself.

~Eric Clapton

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Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family.

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I used to do crazy things that people would bail me out of, and I'm just grateful that I survived. But the music got very lost; I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't really care. I was more into just having a good time, and I think it showed.

~Eric Clapton

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One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

~Eric Clapton

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I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Because Black Boy Contained Ever Experience Father Interested Loneliness Men Music Musician Sadness Sought Wisdom World Years Youngest

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I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

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In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.

~Eric Clapton

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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.

~Eric Clapton

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Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Gift Listening Love Part Think Well I Think I Love

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The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.

~Eric Clapton

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: March 30th, 1945

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