Quote by Eric Clapton
I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it

I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men. – Eric Clapton

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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and its a pretty honorable position to be in. – Eric Clapton

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It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be introduced to us and I absorbed it totally, and it changed my complete outlook on music. – Eric Clapton

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Its been very important throughout my career that Ive met all the guys Ive copied, because at each stage theyve said, Dont play like me, play like you. – Eric Clapton

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We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience. – George Bernard Shaw

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An illness is like a journey into a far country it sifts all ones experience and removes it to a point so remote that it appears like a vision. – Sholem Asch

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The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience. – Chinua Achebe

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I dont think I even knew how big we were at the time. It was mad. I gained a lot through East 17 and Im grateful for being able to have that experience. – Brian Harvey

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