You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you've got thousands of chicks there.
Eric ClaptonAll I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run.
Eric ClaptonAlthough they can do it all the time, you know, they're far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they're out of my league.
Eric ClaptonAt first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to say, or play. It was hard-core, more than anything I had ever heard. After a few listenings I realized that, on some level, I had found the master, and that following this man's example would be my life's work.
Eric Clapton