217 Quotes by Eric Clapton

I’m an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.

I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don’t realize how much I love you.

The blues are what I’ve turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.

There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There’s one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.

Lately I’ve been running on faith.

I mean, it didn’t matter to me that there were people, it didn’t matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.

Although 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.

Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.

Musically, he was like an old man in a boy’s skin.