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137. Fuck Eric Clapton

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Fri Nov 3, 2023, 06:57 PM

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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