Eric Clapton Quotes

“And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."”

“I found my God in music and the arts, with writers like Hermann Hesse, and musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter. In some way, in some form, my God was always there, but now I have learned to talk to him.”

“If you hand me a guitar, I'll play the blues. That's the place I automatically go.”

“For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.”

“Musically, he was like an old man in a boy's skin.”

“Layla, you got me on my knees. Layla, I'm begging, darling please. Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.”

“I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.”

“[Unplugged] was also the cheapest to produce and required the least amount of preparation and work. But if you want to know what it actually cost me, go to Ripley and visit the grave of my son.”

“Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached. Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.”

“Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven? Would it be the same If I saw you in heaven?”

“Did you plan your leads, or, for that matter, do you plan them now?
No. 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 had a Les Paul before Eric but I didn't have a Marshall. And when Eric got all of that together he was a delight to listen to. He really understood the blues.”

“Tell me why, must I fall in love with you?”

“All 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.”

“In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn't commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn't be able to drink anymore if I was dead.”

“His fingers are directly wired to his soul.”