217 Quotes by Eric Clapton

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

It's been up to me to inspire me.

I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten.

All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave...

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

Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.

I'm not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don't play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I've always thought it better when one of the musicians sings, like Steve Winwood.

My selective memory of what drinking was like told me that standing at the bar in a pub, on a summer's evening with a long, tall glass of lager and lime was heaven, and I chose not to remember the nights on which I had sat with a bottle of vodka, a gram of coke and a shotgun, contemplating suicide.

I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way - though it's quite strenuous on the fingertips.