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I don't have half the nerves there that I have anywhere else.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Anywhere Anywhere Else Else Half Nerves

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The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn't really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Buying Ever First Get Got Grandparents Guitar Had Hang Me Nowhere Only Really Spanish Talked Tried I Tried

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The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Being Family Home Much Point Possible

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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Life Like Quiet Quiet Life Solitude

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An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Leave Mind Obsession Something Where Will Your

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There's a desire in me to express something - to match what I hear in my head.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Desire Express Head Hear Match Me Something

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

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Caused Crises Emotional Express Find Musically Painful Relive Things Ways Whatever

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

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Always Am Blues Guitarist Will I Am

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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Beautiful Beautiful Women Company Department Just Like Weakness Women

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I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Armstrong Blues Call Came Charles Coltrane Could Everything Formality Jelly John John Coltrane King Listened Louis Monk Necessarily Oliver Place Roll

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: March 30th, 1945

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