5/20/2023 0 Comments Eric clapton yardbirds![]() ![]() He wanted songs that were three minutes long that included none of the frills that The Yardbirds were increasingly flirting with. You’d think he’s so moody, he’s such a pain, we’re fed up with this.”Īt that point, Clapton was a short-haired unwavering blues purist. Eric would be sitting in the van not talking to anyone. Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty is quoted as saying: “Eric had these R&B mod songs he wanted us to do. It seems as if his old buddies in The Yardbirds were acutely aware that Clapton is a bit of a pain. He’d probably then proceed to tell you how ex-West Bromwich Albion manager ‘Big Ron’ Atkinson is definitely not a racist because he gave Cyrille Regis his big break. After a couple of rounds, he’d most likely be up on the table, flinging his vest around singing ‘Ten German Bombers’. In short, Clapton is probably not the sort of chap you’d want to go for a quiet Sunday evening beer with. In addition to this, there’s Clapton’s support of the Countryside Alliance and somewhat ill-thought-out anti-lockdown campaign and the rest. Ironically, never before had a musical hero inspired a movement so necessary. After Clapton’s 1976 comments, and in addition to statements made by David Bowie and some of punk’s use of Nazi imagery, the iconic Rock Against Racism was formed. ![]()
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