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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm 19:58 - Jul 16 with 1375 viewsRyorry

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Hello Eric Clapton, where are you, coooooeeeeeeee ...

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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:01 - Jul 16 with 1369 viewsCoastalblue

Is it OK to like him> He has a bit of questionable past? I remember seeing him in about 84? He did have amazing charisma, just stood, played guitar, sang, hard to take your eyes off him.

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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:05 - Jul 16 with 1351 viewsRyorry

Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:01 - Jul 16 by Coastalblue

Is it OK to like him> He has a bit of questionable past? I remember seeing him in about 84? He did have amazing charisma, just stood, played guitar, sang, hard to take your eyes off him.


Wasn't aware of anything but I'm far from being all-encompassing knowledgeable re music & musicians of the era. Will have a look tho.

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Isn't he a massive, massive racist? (n/t) on 20:09 - Jul 16 with 1336 viewsBloots

Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:01 - Jul 16 by Coastalblue

Is it OK to like him> He has a bit of questionable past? I remember seeing him in about 84? He did have amazing charisma, just stood, played guitar, sang, hard to take your eyes off him.



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Isn't he a massive, massive racist? (n/t) on 20:16 - Jul 16 with 1332 viewsBlueBadger

Isn't he a massive, massive racist? (n/t) on 20:09 - Jul 16 by Bloots



Just a bit of a c0ck in general. He can't even blame drink and drugs for it now, though.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eric-clapton-disastrous-vaccine-pr

See also: Van Morrison.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/06/van-morrison-new-record-project-vo
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Isn't he a massive, massive racist? (n/t) on 20:20 - Jul 16 with 1324 viewsRyorry

Isn't he a massive, massive racist? (n/t) on 20:09 - Jul 16 by Bloots



Some of the greatest artists have been absolutely vile people tho - thinking of antisemitic TS Eliot & fascist Ezra Pound e.g. It's all very conflicting. Perhaps we need to redefine what "great" art is, but that's a philosophical debate that's been going on for centuries, so I don't think we're gonna sort it out by 9pm. Tho maybe if Zombies is about ...

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Out of curiosity.... on 20:27 - Jul 16 with 1319 viewsBloots

Isn't he a massive, massive racist? (n/t) on 20:20 - Jul 16 by Ryorry

Some of the greatest artists have been absolutely vile people tho - thinking of antisemitic TS Eliot & fascist Ezra Pound e.g. It's all very conflicting. Perhaps we need to redefine what "great" art is, but that's a philosophical debate that's been going on for centuries, so I don't think we're gonna sort it out by 9pm. Tho maybe if Zombies is about ...


...and a vague memory, I just looked at his wiki page.

It's not pleasant reading to be honest.

As an aside I'm not particularly keen on his music either, I think he overplays and is essentially guitar w*nking.

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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:29 - Jul 16 with 1311 viewsFtnfwest

Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:01 - Jul 16 by Coastalblue

Is it OK to like him> He has a bit of questionable past? I remember seeing him in about 84? He did have amazing charisma, just stood, played guitar, sang, hard to take your eyes off him.


Clapton is god. Prefer Jimmy Page but Clapton outlasted him and was at the top of his game still 10 or 15 years ago.
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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:33 - Jul 16 with 1302 viewsSeablu

Google him.
Absolute bas*ard of the highest order.
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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:39 - Jul 16 with 1275 viewsCoachRob

Watch White Riot instead.
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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:45 - Jul 16 with 1270 viewsSeablu

Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:29 - Jul 16 by Ftnfwest

Clapton is god. Prefer Jimmy Page but Clapton outlasted him and was at the top of his game still 10 or 15 years ago.


god?
He stated that Jamaicans don’t belong here and recently joined the anti covid lockdown brigade.
Bloke’s an utter wa*ker.
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Out of curiosity.... on 20:46 - Jul 16 with 1265 viewsBlueBadger

Out of curiosity.... on 20:27 - Jul 16 by Bloots

...and a vague memory, I just looked at his wiki page.

It's not pleasant reading to be honest.

As an aside I'm not particularly keen on his music either, I think he overplays and is essentially guitar w*nking.


Less is more, innit.

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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 21:02 - Jul 16 with 1214 viewsFtnfwest

Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 20:45 - Jul 16 by Seablu

god?
He stated that Jamaicans don’t belong here and recently joined the anti covid lockdown brigade.
Bloke’s an utter wa*ker.


If the chance to vote for him ever arises, I’ll make sure I don’t then
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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 21:20 - Jul 16 with 1198 viewsSeablu

Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 21:02 - Jul 16 by Ftnfwest

If the chance to vote for him ever arises, I’ll make sure I don’t then


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Out of curiosity.... on 21:49 - Jul 16 with 1161 viewsfactual_blue

Out of curiosity.... on 20:27 - Jul 16 by Bloots

...and a vague memory, I just looked at his wiki page.

It's not pleasant reading to be honest.

As an aside I'm not particularly keen on his music either, I think he overplays and is essentially guitar w*nking.


Downhill since his album with John Mayall.

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Out of curiosity.... on 22:07 - Jul 16 with 1158 viewsLord_Lucan

Out of curiosity.... on 20:27 - Jul 16 by Bloots

...and a vague memory, I just looked at his wiki page.

It's not pleasant reading to be honest.

As an aside I'm not particularly keen on his music either, I think he overplays and is essentially guitar w*nking.


I've never seen what the fuss was about.

Too tight for me, he doesn't roll.

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Out of curiosity.... on 22:47 - Jul 16 with 1127 viewsBlueBadger

Out of curiosity.... on 22:07 - Jul 16 by Lord_Lucan

I've never seen what the fuss was about.

Too tight for me, he doesn't roll.


All technique, no soul, innit.

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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 11:06 - Jul 17 with 987 viewsRyorry

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That's a good listen, thanks, tho only had time for the first few minutes.

Re his non-musical life & views - oh dear! tho it seems to me he's as much to be pitied as condemned.

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Eric Clapton night tonight on BBC4 starting 9pm on 11:06 - Jul 17 by Ryorry

That's a good listen, thanks, tho only had time for the first few minutes.

Re his non-musical life & views - oh dear! tho it seems to me he's as much to be pitied as condemned.


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