217 Quotes by Eric Clapton

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.

For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music.

Lately I've been running on faith.

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.

The Yardbirds came in to the Crawdaddy Club a week after the Stones finished their Sunday night residency. They had done it for almost a year, I think, and then we did it for a year. It was better when they were playing there because when they went they took half the crowd with them and it took us quite a while to build up our own following.

The only planning I do is about a minute before I play. I desperately try to think of something that will be effective, but I never sit down and work it out note for note.

I can't play long solos anymore without boring myself.

I always respected that B.B. sees music in a very open, free way.

the thing about pessimism is that in most cases it's nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine.