Eric Clapton citáty

„Jsem, a vždycky budu, bluesový kytarista.“

—  Eric Clapton

„Řekl bych, že hrát střízlivě, přímo, to je jako jít k zubaři. Jste strašně, příšerně nervózní, dokud se nezačne dít něco konkrétního, kdy v sobě najdete nějakou rezervu, která na tenhle okamžik čeká. Když se dostanete přes pár prvních písniček, prolomíte odstup jak ze své strany, tak ze strany diváků. Uvolním se vždycky po prvním sóle.“

—  Eric Clapton

Zdroj: [Kohut, Joe, Kohut, John J., Rockecy aneb Kniha rockových citátů, Ladislav Šenkyřík, Volvox Globator, Praha, 1996, 1, 153, 104, 80-7207-016-9]

„He is a great person, as well as a great musician. And this guy sings like he was born down below Mississippi!“

—  Eric Clapton

B.B. King http://www1.gitarrebass.de/magazine/0008/top10.htm
About

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

—  Eric Clapton

Wonderful Tonight (from the album Slowhand - 1977)

„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.“

—  Eric Clapton

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

—  Eric Clapton

„Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
Turned my whole world upside down“

—  Eric Clapton

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

—  Eric Clapton

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

—  Eric Clapton

„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.“

—  Eric Clapton

"Clapton: The Autobiography", about his alcoholism in the 1980s

„His fingers are directly wired to his soul.“

—  Eric Clapton

Brian May
About

„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.“

—  Eric Clapton

"Clapton: The Autobiography"

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

—  Eric Clapton

Tears in Heaven (from the album Unplugged - 1992)

„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.“

—  Eric Clapton

Jimmy Page, quoted in [Paul, Du Noyer, 2003, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music, 1st, Flame Tree Publishing, Fulham, London, 175, ISBN 1-904041-96-5]
About

„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.“

—  Eric Clapton

Fred Stuckey, "Eric Clapton Interview," Guitar Player 4 (June 1970) p. 47. guitarplayer.com http://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/1139/gp-flashback-eric-clapton-june-1970/12798

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

—  Eric Clapton

Layla (by Derek and the Dominos - 1970)

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

—  Eric Clapton

Eddie Van Halen
About

„[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.“

—  Eric Clapton

"Clapton: The Autobiography"

„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.“

—  Eric Clapton

"Clapton: The Autobiography"