And I don't like having my picture taken. I'm almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.
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 ClaptonIt is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically.
Eric ClaptonIt was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and I absorbed it totally, and it changed my complete outlook on music.
Eric ClaptonIt sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I've come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
Eric ClaptonI have always been resistant to doctrine, and any spirituality I had experienced thus far in my life had been much more abstract and not aligned with any recognized religion. For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music. It cannot be manipulated, or politicized, and when it is, that becomes immediately obvious.
Eric Clapton