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But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: About Go Guitar Mean Most Pick Really Take Think Up Versatile Wherever You

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But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Did Early Even Go Kids Music Other Other Kids Really Responding Ways Were

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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.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Affect Because Consider Cycle Feel Going Got Guts Handing How Instead Just Level Like Me Need Observe Out People Propriety Real Well I Feel

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My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to echo or simulate the human voice.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Could Created Echo Guitar Guitar Playing Human Human Voice Instance Instrument Intentions Interests Made Original Playing Primarily Quality Simulate Tone Voice Way Were

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I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me - it resonated.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: About Anything Berry Big Bill Chuck Chuck Berry Culture Did Geography Hearing Knowing Me Music Really Reason Remember Some Something Terry I Remember

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I grew up playing in clubs - that's my spiritual stomping ground.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Clubs Grew Ground Playing Spiritual Up

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'My Father's Eyes' is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father's eyes was when I looked into my son's eyes.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Came Closest Ever Eyes Father Looked Looking Personal Realized Son Very

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It's taken me to be an older guy, an old man, to have an old man's voice. Because I only liked old men's voices. As a kid, I didn't like pip-squeaked singers.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Because Guy Kid Like Liked Man Me Men Old Old Man Older Only Singers Taken Voice Voices

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

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Harder Key Lower More Sing Use Work You Your

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The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band.

~Eric Clapton

Topics: Band Chicago First Identified Muddy Waters

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: March 30th, 1945

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