Yuge fan of Eric Clapton since the thrilling Cream era where I saw the group many times, including traveling to NY to see the first appearances as my vacation.
No one here has mentioned the enormous controversy when Clapton spoke out in 1976 from the stage against unlimited immigration, and gave a nod to a right winger in England named Enoch Powell.
A little:
“England is for white people, man.”
“I don’t want you here, in the room or in my country,” Clapton declared. “Listen to me, man! .... I think Enoch’s right, I think we should send them all back. Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out. Get the wogs out. Get the #$@# out. Keep Britain white. I used to be into dope, now I’m into racism. It’s much heavier, man. F#@#g wogs, man. F$%#@ Saudis taking over London.....”
From Tom Sykes article Eric Clapton Apologizes for Racist Past: ‘I Sabotaged Everything’
Jan. 12, 2018
Then where the hell did he ever hear of the blues??