Posted on 03/19/2022 4:58:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Keith Richards offered his thoughts on Eric Clapton's COVID-19 vaccine skepticism in a new interview.
The Rolling Stones guitarist discussed Clapton's "old-fashioned" views on vaccines in a new episode of Rolling Stone's Music Now podcast. "I love Eric dearly. I've known him since forever, and we've had ups and downs," Richards said. "This COVID thing, it's split people up and made people sometimes go awry for a while, you know?"
Clapton has been an outspoken critic of vaccines and vaccine mandates, criticizing the United Kingdom's lockdown measures in a series of songs written with Van Morrison. He also collaborated with Italian vaccine skeptic Robin Monotti on his solo single "Heart of a Child," which he released in December.
Although Clapton insists he isn't an anti-vaxxer, he said he has been "ostracized" by friends, family and fellow musicians due to his controversial opinions and songs. He also vowed to not to play at venues that required proof of vaccination on his fall 2021 tour, though he ultimately reneged on that promise.
"I just want to get rid of this damn thing, and the only way I can see us doing it is everybody does as the doctor says," Richards added. "I don't understand quite why some people are getting so wound up about it. You wouldn't get wound up about the flu or something, you know what I mean? And that's even worse. And I'm no doctor, but hey, this thing works in various nasty ways on people, and we all have to bear with each other. We all have to have a little sympathy."
Elsewhere, Richards said he received a note from Paul McCartney after the former Beatle described the Stones as a "blues cover band," which led to some good-natured ribbing between both artists. "Paul and I know each other pretty well, and when I first read it, I said, 'There's been a lot of deleting and editing going on here,'" Richards said. "And the next day I got a message from Paul saying, 'If you've read this shit, it's all out of context, believe me, boys.'"
Isn't that the truth. But Keith Richards has survived putting all sorts of things in his body. So why not vaccines?
Disclaimer: Got vaccinated in Aug 2021 after waiting to see more data. Still alive.
Easy for him to say, since everyone knows he will outlive every one of us.
Anti-vax and anti-mandates are not the same thing.
Says an ex heroine addict
Yes, and he had side effects, which is why he is against the mandates.
They left out this part:
“Just get a doctor to transfuse all your blood with a teenaged kid’s and you’ll be chuffed, mate” added Richards.
All of these rock and rollers who were against the man back in the day are now in lock step with the man. Just shut up and play your guitar. Celebritards.
Richards added. “I don’t understand quite why some people are getting so wound up about it.”
You and your ilk are the ones getting so wound up about it. What a POS.
Clapton’s the smart one.
I believe he had the serum vaxx and said he felt he was going to die.
My cardiologist told me to avoid the shot. I’m doing what the doctor says.
Well, Keith. Since they aren’t vaccines I’ll pass.
Which is worse? Listening to our government or listening to some entertainer?
The only reason Keith got shot up with the vaccine is the doctor told him it was heroine
Both are equally asinine.
Keith Richards: “Listen, man, I’ve taken every crazy drug deviant humanity has come up with and not a single one has been able to off me yet. I don’t expect seven or eight MRNA jabs will kill me when a a dozen crack margaritas didn’t do it.”
I don’t think Keith ever met a needle he didn’t like
I’ve outlived Betty White, so I’m cautiously optimistic.
Not even mRNA vaccines can kill Keith Richards
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