Eric Clapton

All I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run.

I remember hearing Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and not really knowing anything about the geography or the culture of the music. But for some reason it did something to me - it resonated.

I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to me, that I could cross any kind of border to get on there.

I grew up playing in clubs - that's my spiritual stomping ground.

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.

I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.

I have always been resistant to doctrine, and any spirituality I had experienced thus far in my life had been much more abstract and not aligned with any recognized religion. For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music. It cannot be manipulated, or politicized, and when it is, that becomes immediately obvious.

Like a fool, I fell in love with you, Turned my whole world upside down