From the beginning, I knew intuitively that if nothing else, music was safe, and that nobody could tell me anything about it. Music didn't need a middleman, whereas all the other things in school needed some kind of explanation.
From Eric Clapton
The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.
But the guitar, when you think about it, is the most versatile, really. I mean you can pick it up and take it with you wherever you go.
Well, I think part of my gift, or if I have one, is that I love listening.
But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.
Music became a healer for me.
I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I'm up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
I think everybody has their own way of looking at their lives as some kind of pilgrimage. Some people will see their role as a pilgrim in terms of setting up a fine family, or establishing a business inheritance. Everyone's got their own definition.
I remember when I thought of singing as the bit that went between the guitar playing - something I couldn't wait to get out of the way. Singing was originally like a chore that I didn't really enjoy.
I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I'm handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I've got to consider how it's going to affect people. How it's going to affect me, as well. Because it's like a cycle.
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