“We were club musicians—low-ceiling places where you'd share a dressing room with the other band. When you came in, they were taking their trousers off. Very tight, small places—that was what I was most comfortable with. Doing arenas—I'm still not used to it. I like to create a little space in front…”— Eric Clapton, rollingstone.comTagged: Club Musicians, concerts, Arenas, Claustrophobia
“I'm determined to stick around as long as I can. I'm watching everything. I go to the doctor's at the slightest sign of anything.”— Eric Clapton, rollingstone.comTagged: Longevity, Health
“I just have to face the guy that I became when I was fueled on drugs and alcohol. It's incomprehensible to me, in a way, that I got so far out. And there was no one to challenge me. Because I may have become quite intimidating. People said they couldn't challenge me because I came back twice as stro…”— Eric Clapton, rollingstone.comTagged: Addiction, Drugs, Alcohol, Recovery