Quote #12

If it ain't Mississippi black music it ain't worth a damn.

More from Eric Clapton

  1. Some people talk about me like a revolutionary. That's nonsense; all I did was copy B.B. King.
  2. Vote for Enoch Powell. Enoch's our man. I think Enoch's right, I think we should send them all back. Stop Britain from becoming a black col…
  3. To have ownership of something that powerful is something I'll never be able to get used to. It still knocks me out when I play it.
  4. He is a great person, as well as a great musician. And this guy sings like he was born down below Mississippi!
  5. My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of since…
  6. I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.
  7. Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest.
  8. His fingers are directly wired to his soul.

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