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Lyrics: Where have all the rebels gone? Hiding behind computer screens Where’s the spirit, where’s the soul? Where have all the rebels gone? Why don’t they come out of the woodwork now? One for the money, two for the show It’s not very rock and roll Where have all the rebels gone? Where have all the rebels gone? Waiting for someone else to make a move Why are they sitting on the fence? Well, it’s some kind of pretence They’re not saying much at all Where have all the rebels gone? Where they really all that tough? Or was it...

The Eric Clapton we loved, whose new album is as good as anything he’s ever done, is dead to us, basically. Clapton has doubled down on his anti-vaccine madness and thrown in with Robert K. Kennedy, Jr. Kennedy, a misery to his family– they’ve all criticized him– maintains a loud anti-vaccine campaign himself. Despite suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, Kennedy is anti-public health. His dead uncle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who fought for decades for universal health insurance, must be throwing up in heaven. Clapton has now allowed himself to be interviewed by Kennedy and featured on his website. Clapton tells...

Northern Ireland's health minister is suing singer Van Morrison for calling him "dangerous" over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer called him “very dangerous” for his handling of coronavirus restrictions. The Belfast-born singer opposes restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, and has released several songs criticizing lockdowns. He denounced Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann during a gathering at Belfast’s Europa Hotel in June after a Morrison concert was canceled at the last minute because of virus restrictions. The defamation suit relates to three incidents in which Morrison criticized Swann, calling him “a fraud” and “very dangerous.” …

Van Morrison’s new three-LP album Latest Record Project, Volume 1 is so radical — so out of fashion, it’s ahead of fashion — that it also recalls the most widely celebrated album from exactly 40 years ago: The Clash’s punk-reggae-rap lollapalooza, their triple LP Sandinista! The Clash’s overt political pop was dedicated to peer-pressure attitudes that define rock-music hipness. Morrison, at age 75, is no longer considered “hip,” but Latest Record Project, Volume 1 proves bolder than Sandinista! because Morrison’s emotional-political drive dares oppose genuine political conformity, the COVID lockdowns of the past year. Throughout 28 tracks, Morrison effectively challenges...

Sir Van Morrison is mounting a legal challenge against a pandemic ban on live music. The celebrated singer-songwriter from Belfast is commencing judicial review proceedings against Stormont regulations that prohibit live music in indoor licensed venues in Northern Ireland. Hospitality and entertainment venues are currently closed as part of a six-week lockdown in the region. When such venues have been allowed to open under less severe restrictions, live music has not been allowed. Solicitor Joe Rice, acting on behalf of Sir Van, said live music had not been defined in Northern Ireland’s coronavirus regulations, with effectively a blanket ban imposed...

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Van Morrison has released the first of his anti-lockdown-themed songs. The single, titled “Born to Be Free,” features lyrics criticizing government response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Don’t need the government cramping my style / Give them an inch, they take a mile / Take you in with a phony smile / Wouldn’t you agree,” Morrison sings in an early verse, before launching into the song’s chorus: “The new normal is not normal / It’s no kind of normal at all / Everyone seemed to have amnesia just trying to remember the Berlin Wall.” Despite its contentious subject matter, the tune...

Van Morrison is releasing a series of protest songs opposing Great Britain's coronavirus lockdowns, saying "people should have the right to think for themselves." "I’m not telling people what to do or think, the government is doing a great job of that already," the 75-year-old Northern Irish singer said in a statement posted on his website on Friday. "It's about freedom of choice." The trio of songs, called "Born to be Free," "As I Walked Out" and "No More Lockdown," all "question the measures the government has put in place," an announcement about them said. "Morrison makes it clear in...

Eric Clapton was visibly intoxicated onstage at a concert in Birmingham on Aug. 5, 1976. But the message he spoke at the mike was clear. As he advocated his support for Enoch Powell, a controversial right-wing British politician well-known for his anti-immigration views, the guitarist took things even further, asking the audience if there were any foreigners present. “I don’t want you here, in the room or in my country,” Clapton said. “Listen to me, man! I think we should vote for Enoch Powell. Enoch’s our man. I think Enoch’s right, I think we should send them all back." His...

Eric Clapton has said he will not perform at any venues that require attendees to show proof of vaccination. In response to the government announcement that vaccination passports will be required to access nightclubs and venues by the end of September, the musician has issued a statement saying he would not play “any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. “Unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show.” Clapton shared the statement via the Telegram account of Italian architect and Covid sceptic Robin Monotti. It was accompanied by a...

“My hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks.”Eric Clapton has described his experiences with the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying it had him worried if he would ever play guitar again. Clapton spoke of his experiences in a letter [via the Telegram messaging app] to Italian architect Robin Monotti, who shared it on Twitter on 12 May. In Clapton’s statement, he described “severe reactions” to the vaccine and blamed “propaganda” for overstating its safety. “I took the first jab of AZ [AstraZeneca] and straight away had severe reactions which lasted ten days,” Clapton...

“My hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks,” guitarist writes of reaction to vaccine. “I feared I would never play again” Eric Clapton detailed his “disastrous” health experience after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine and blamed “the propaganda” for overstating the safety of the vaccine in a letter the guitarist shared with an architect/anti-lockdown activist. Clapton previously shared his thoughts on the Covid-19 shutdown when he appeared on Van Morrison’s anti-lockdown song “Stand and Deliver” in December 2020; two months later, in February, Clapton received his first of two AstraZeneca vaccinations, he...

Monotti Protocol Producer Robin Monotti Graziadei today forwarded a message he received from singer Eric Clapton in which Clapton reports adverse reactions he suffered after submitting to the shot, regrets having undergone the procedure, and asks, “where have all the rebels gone?”

Eric Clapton, an English rock and blues guitarist, received the AstraZeneca jab earlier this year and now he wonders why he let himself be fooled into taking the jab without question. He looks out into England and the rest of the world and wonders what has happened with the Western rebellious, curious, and adventurous spirit if we have become so easily manipulated, even himself.“Where are the Rebels?” he rightfully asks, as he looks out into the world, and sees how most people are following the instructions of the institutions without question. He sees old and young, men and women obeying...

Music legends Van Morrison and Eric Clapton have created a body of work that is memorable and meaningful to many people around the world over the decades, but Morrison has fallen out of favor with the left because he is concerned about the Pandemic restrictions upon the future of live music. Morrison has spoken out against the government sanction stay at home order: We were all meant to be in this together. Just because the government says something doesn't make it true. https://t.co/YAx5r10E4X — Van Morrison (@vanmorrison) November 24, 2020 And he uses his industry expertise to promote his message....

Unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show.”.. Eric Clapton wants nothing to do with vaccine passports — and that includes at his own concerts. Responding to an announcement from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that anyone wanting to enter nightclubs or other crowded venues will have to show proof of COVID vaccination beginning in September, the legendary rock star issued a statement Wednesday. “Following the PM’s announcement on Monday the 19th of July 2021, I feel honour bound to make an announcement of my own: I wish to say...

Clapton has announced he will not play to any audience where being vaccinated (‘discriminated’, as he puts it) is a requirement. This was a response to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s latest policy, announced via his sinister Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi, whereby people will need vaccine passports to attend events like music gigs and club nights. He has stated: Following the PM’s announcement on Monday the 19th of July 2021 I feel honour bound to make an announcement of my own: I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present. Unless...

Eric Clapton has revealed that his polarizing views on the coronavirus pandemic have strained his personal relationships. “I’ve tried to reach out to fellow musicians,” the famed guitarist explained during an interview with YouTube channel Oracle Films. “I just don’t hear from them anymore. My phone doesn’t ring very often. I don’t get that many texts and emails any more. It’s quite noticeable.” Clapton vocally challenged the U.K.’s COVID-related lockdown laws, even going so far as to release a single alongside Van Morrison condemning his government’s actions.