“My definition of peace is having no noise in my head.”— Eric Clapton, esquire.comTagged: Peace, Noise
“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.”— Eric Clapton, esquire.comTagged: African, Soul
“I have regrets, obviously. Countless. One of the great regrets was getting involved with George Harrison's marriage. What is that fabulous song that Dylan plays? ‘Don't go mistaking paradise for that home across the road.’ I don't know what inspired that song, but my experience is exactly what it's…”— Eric Clapton, esquire.comTagged: Regrets, George Harrison, Bob Dylan
“Up until the point when I went into treatment, I'd never asked for help from anybody. I would rather not have known the answer than have to ask you for help. That's why treatment was fascinating for me. They deliberately put in your path as many things as they could that required you to ask someone…”— Eric Clapton, esquire.comTagged: rehab, Addiction, Treatment, Dependence, Asking For Help
“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.”— Eric Clapton, esquire.comTagged: Music, Intuition, Middleman
“Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it's all about: the delight of being a servant. Olivier wrote that the greatest thing you could aspire to in life was to be a good servant.”— Eric Clapton, esquire.comTagged: Fatherhood, Self-Obsession, Service, Olivier
“One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.”— Eric Clapton, esquire.comTagged: Silence, Beneficial, Shut Your Mouth