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donheld

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89. I won't be canceling Eric Clapton, probably ever.

Fri Nov 3, 2023, 04:56 PM

Nov 2023

He may have turned into a grumpy old man. He may have rightwing sympathies. You trot out the old article painting him as racist, pointing to something he said 55 years ago. Stevie Wonder hasn't canceled him. A lot of other other African American musicians haven't canceled him. He's a master musician. Second to none. You cancel all you want, but I won't be joining you.

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What's your verdict on Eric Clapton? Have you canceled his music? [View all] Bundbuster Nov 2023 OP

Other than Cream I never cared much for him. underpants Nov 2023 #1

I was going to say Cream, only... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2023 #6

They made the band underpants Nov 2023 #13

100% MuseRider Nov 2023 #84

I like his stuff through his first solo album AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2023 #87

The great sounds on Derek and the Dominos was thanks to Duane Allman flashman13 Nov 2023 #97

Eric was Derek odins folly Nov 2023 #140

Jim Gordon had a lot to do with the greatness of that group. LiberalLoner Nov 2023 #143

Didn't Rita Coolidge have an uncredited hand as well? Nt AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2023 #157

I don't know about racist, but clearly after his son died after falling out the window, jimfields33 Nov 2023 #128

I liked him in the 90's but not enough to continue past into the millennium. FlyingPiggy Nov 2023 #148

Clapton's an ass, but I'll never stop loving "Layla" ificandream Nov 2023 #2

I used to use "Layla" in segue sets - where I'd calimary Nov 2023 #20

Bell Bottom Blues gets me every time Ponietz Nov 2023 #112

I never liked his music much, so no difference really. yardwork Nov 2023 #3

He's a dick FrankBooth Nov 2023 #4

Yes. His, Van Morrison's and Kanye's ancianita Nov 2023 #5

I do not usually "cancel" entertainers. John1956PA Nov 2023 #7

Interesting stance Bundbuster Nov 2023 #12

I used to be a big fan. Jokerman Nov 2023 #8

The person .................................................... Their music .....nt Persondem Nov 2023 #9

I like his music. Will listen, but won't buy Raven123 Nov 2023 #10

Good distinction FrankBooth Nov 2023 #11

Yes. Hear his music, silence his negative speech, don't send him money. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2023 #37

Overrated. maveric Nov 2023 #14

Although he's a terrible human... Bundbuster Nov 2023 #16

He's a few players lower on my list. maveric Nov 2023 #46

You forgot to add Townsend, Zappa, Fripp and Mick Ronson to the before list. tenderfoot Nov 2023 #69

...and Prince LoisB Nov 2023 #72

Yes. Forgot him. maveric Nov 2023 #110

Kept saying, Where's Prince? I like to read all the comments before I post, because someone has usually japple Nov 2023 #117

Can't beat Keith Richards' nasty riffs either. brush Nov 2023 #111

This is true. So many I would put ahead of Clapton. LoisB Nov 2023 #144

Add Terry Kath to that. JanMichael Nov 2023 #153

Hugely . . . hatrack Nov 2023 #104

Speaking of monstrous stars... viva la Nov 2023 #139

I've always thought him overrated, and now I can say it ms liberty Nov 2023 #15

With ya on that! PTL_Mancuso Nov 2023 #45

Not any rock god, but God himself in the 1960's nt Shermann Nov 2023 #51

I don't ForgedCrank Nov 2023 #17

I never really cared much for him in the first place. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2023 #18

Eric Clapton: Rock & Roll's Most OVERRATED Figure tenderfoot Nov 2023 #19

Never liked him Chakaconcarne Nov 2023 #21

His music never hit me emotionally, and LuckyCharms Nov 2023 #22

The artist is not the art localroger Nov 2023 #23

That's a really pragmatic attitude. Bundbuster Nov 2023 #30

Well stated, both reply title and body text. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2023 #33

Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole... ret5hd Nov 2023 #38

He was accused of being an art thief localroger Nov 2023 #43

On the subject of Picasso. . . PTL_Mancuso Nov 2023 #62

Clapton isn't worthy of shining Jonathan Richmond's shoes. tenderfoot Nov 2023 #67

Or Ivy Rorsach's. NT MrsCheaplaugh Nov 2023 #150

"Girls would turn the cover of an avocado . . . hatrack Nov 2023 #105

Clapton doesn't make art tenderfoot Nov 2023 #64

Yeah, he copies it. japple Nov 2023 #118

Or has someone else help with the writing tenderfoot Nov 2023 #130

Like Leon Russell. japple Nov 2023 #131

Agreed Bayard Nov 2023 #74

Ted Nugent is execrable, but I still like his 9+ minute instrumental "Hibernation" from 1974 Martin Eden Nov 2023 #129

The artist and the art are also inseparable. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #155

Let's go back and cancel Caravaggio, too Ponietz Nov 2023 #159

This is a very good point. yardwork Nov 2023 #160

Mediocre guitarist. johnp3907 Nov 2023 #24

I separate the artist from the man. edbermac Nov 2023 #25

Yes. I also separate the artist from the man Kaleva Nov 2023 #55

I love the Beatles edbermac Nov 2023 #82

*Thread winner* Bundbuster Nov 2023 #63

That's been my philosophy, too: to separate the art from the artist. Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #81

Snorted odins folly Nov 2023 #91

Haven't bought anything new. But still listen when he comes on my phone when I'm driving. Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #26

He's a sad figure. maxsolomon Nov 2023 #27

Its crazy... gay texan Nov 2023 #28

Lost Interest In Him ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #29

There's so much better music around... NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2023 #31

That's how I feel Mysterian Nov 2023 #99

Listen to his music. Just don't send him any money. It's good music Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2023 #32

You've GOT to be nuts to be a musician justaprogressive Nov 2023 #34

I've never been a big fan. Overrated to me. NewHendoLib Nov 2023 #35

I'm one of those people who never understood Eric Clapton. Axelrods_Typewriter Nov 2023 #36

Much like a lot of others TlalocW Nov 2023 #39

He's always been a dick. IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 2023 #40

"Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars" is a confirmation IA8IT Nov 2023 #86

I still enjoy his Cream and Derek & the Dominoes stuff Fiendish Thingy Nov 2023 #41

My verdict on Eric Clapton? Great musician. One of the best guitarists of all time. Captain Stern Nov 2023 #42

I never really liked Clapton that much. His music is OK, but he lost me with Cocaine. PatrickforB Nov 2023 #44

Great artist Nasruddin Nov 2023 #47

I liked his solo on Harrison's "While my Guitar..." but... NNadir Nov 2023 #48

I grew up in the 60s/70s, but was not much of a "counter-culture" type person. Sogo Nov 2023 #49

Anybody who values Greg Abbott's company can do without mine. Paladin Nov 2023 #50

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #52

Hello. GP6971 Nov 2023 #59

I love his music and hate just about everything else about him. Vinca Nov 2023 #53

He did his best work Mr.Bill Nov 2023 #54

His music stands forever. LakeArenal Nov 2023 #56

Yes, I agree. His music stands forever. patphil Nov 2023 #96

It is a shame there isn't a way for our brain to be triggered to recognized people that we don't like. LiberalFighter Nov 2023 #57

No. Dulcinea Nov 2023 #58

Keep listening if you like him. Elessar Zappa Nov 2023 #60

Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power (Full Album) [Official Video] Celerity Nov 2023 #78

Great Album! Elessar Zappa Nov 2023 #136

METAL EVOLUTION: ALBUMS -- At the Gates (Sweden) - Slaughter of the Soul documentary (full) Celerity Nov 2023 #142

I've listened to him since the Yardbirds and never even thought much about walkingman Nov 2023 #61

If we held people to general standards, Hollywood would implode Sympthsical Nov 2023 #65

Clapton was always one of my guys. CincyDem Nov 2023 #66

You are closest to my feelings, thanks. Bundbuster Nov 2023 #83

My least favorite Yardbird IbogaProject Nov 2023 #68

If Clapton were universally canceled, it puts all future Martin Scorsese movies at risk. Efilroft Sul Nov 2023 #70

I have always disliked most classic rock (and country) so never had to 'cancel' the racist wanker..... Celerity Nov 2023 #71

who??? niyad Nov 2023 #73

No, Yardbirds and Cream. Sogo Nov 2023 #75

We Badgers know this all too well sab390 Nov 2023 #76

Eric who? PlutosHeart Nov 2023 #77

Drug addled conspiracy theorist has been. revmclaren Nov 2023 #79

Eric Clapton stole George Harrison's wife ("Layla") JoseBalow Nov 2023 #80

George Harrison had already cheated on her with Ringo Starr's wife, and possibly others. highplainsdem Nov 2023 #88

George Harrison didn't seem to hold it against him. donheld Nov 2023 #90

See my reply 88 above. George cheated on Pattie first, with Ringo's wife. highplainsdem Nov 2023 #93

I always try to distance the artist as a person moniss Nov 2023 #85

I won't be canceling Eric Clapton, probably ever. donheld Nov 2023 #89

Talk about cancel culture. LakeArenal Nov 2023 #95

Never cared for him outside of Layla and that's mainly due to Scorsese and Goodfellas MistakenLamb Nov 2023 #92

Some of his music is good, some is bad. BlueIdaho Nov 2023 #94

never followed rock, Conjuay Nov 2023 #98

I met him once. Straw Man Nov 2023 #100

Yep 100% gone from my playlists. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2023 #101

I could give a shit about Eric Clapton. Mr. Evil Nov 2023 #102

Dumped him YEARS ago. Grins Nov 2023 #103

Meh. EC is highly overrated. I'll take sir Brian May, a liberal genius, too! Ziggysmom Nov 2023 #106

Never been all that impressed with him tbh... BigOleDummy Nov 2023 #107

Same here Chautauquas Nov 2023 #113

I can't help but love his music. He defined rock guitar to me, but I wish he would have just world wide wally Nov 2023 #108

Thanks for posting. I knew the MFer was vile, but not this vile. brush Nov 2023 #109

He made an album copying African-American guitarists. He used a Les Paul and a Marshall Bluesbreaker. retread Nov 2023 #114

a lot of very wealthy folks become jerks dembotoz Nov 2023 #115

If I like the music I listen to it. totodeinhere Nov 2023 #116

Hearing this stuff about Clapton or other artists duckworth969 Nov 2023 #119

A friend wrote a song about him and George Harrison AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2023 #120

I don't share some of his opinions, but I love his music. mike_c Nov 2023 #121

Play and Pay delisen Nov 2023 #122

In the 'Crank' bin with a number of other artists... JCMach1 Nov 2023 #123

I don't care. milestogo Nov 2023 #124

He's a POS liberalmuse Nov 2023 #125

Yep, quit listening to him a few years ago. Bev54 Nov 2023 #126

Nope, I don't cancel celebrities AkFemDem Nov 2023 #127

Fuck Clapton Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #132

I can do without him! samplegirl Nov 2023 #133

Never liked his music. Earth-shine Nov 2023 #134

The good thing is there are plenty of other artists to listen too erodriguez Nov 2023 #135

Fuck Eric Clapton njhoneybadger Nov 2023 #137

The music is more than the musician. viva la Nov 2023 #138

Any music of his drmeow Nov 2023 #141

His music sucked BEFORE his racist rant. edisdead Nov 2023 #145

Threw his music out angrychair Nov 2023 #146

Yes. Him, Roger Waters, and Peter Yarrow, currently. Crunchy Frog Nov 2023 #147

F*ck cancel culture. It is a 21st century lynch mob mentality. elias7 Nov 2023 #149

No. intheflow Nov 2023 #151

Dude has been a piece of shit for a very long time, and his music aint all that good either Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #152

I make the separation. DFW Nov 2023 #154

My Father was a Liberal Jew who loved the music of Wagner. He could separate it. But, mucifer Nov 2023 #156

I can mentally separate douchebags from their creative works. Wingus Dingus Nov 2023 #158