I wunder why nobody will ask him about his racial slurs in front of thousands in birmingham 1976, in 2004 he actually reaffirms his position on it hell they have crucified others for a hell of a lot less
@TwoUselessLegs No he's going deaf. Just like many other rock stars (e.g. Pete Townsend) who were exposed to loud music for too many years. Read EC's autobiography.
@TwoUselessLegs well i read his book and pattie boyd and their stories are the same....for the most part. Eric says in his book that some memories are foggy and he had to talk to other ppl about details. Also the time that he was a heroin junkie was a few years and his book barely goes into that other than that he and his gf would stay at his house and do drugs...there wasnt much more to remember.
Lord! Is Matt Lauer an idiot or what?!?! He's got his "radio dj voice" on like he's spinning the next great record! And get the GD grin off your face while talking to him about his 4 year old's death. C'mon!
Great interview, I'm tired of seeing interviewers tiptoe around delicate issues with stars. Plus, the interviewer gave Eric a heads up before the interview started, and would not have been able to interview Eric without his permission to ask the difficult questions. As the interviewer said, Eric is extremely private, so who knows what he did with the profits from the "tears in heaven" song? Alcholism/Drug addictions covers one in filth, so why not talk about the pain, and darkness in ones life?
@TwoUselessLegs Set up a charity for what? To campaign for secure bars to be put across all windows in penthouses? Then get trolls like yourself saying it is just another tax scam? There is no such video: he also said the song took months. Troll on.
@TwoUselessLegs You're a complete Jack ass saying that. He used his talent to turn his grief into song and by no means was he doing that solely to profit. It's therapy, and so what, he made money from the hit. What, are you jealous you don't have the genius to do that? Don't put him down because he's good at what he does.
That reporter does not deserve to interview Eric Clapton. Some of his comments are sarcastic, unnecessarily harsh and full of questions that only lead to topics of his past he has had to talk about over and over again. Eric had just opened his heart to practically everyone, and this man does not seem to understand the delicacy of the situation. What a shame...
wow wow wow... am i the only one that thinks that Eric shoulda brought along his guitar, pulled it out, tuned it, and knocked the fuck outta the interviewer!!??
sheesh! what a douche! doesn't even put any emphasis to use better words when directing his questions... although i must say Eric handled better than most of us woulda
the biggest piece of bullshit that came out of the guy`s mouth was the part where he mentioned clapton`s son. seriously how would you feel or handle it if you were walking in his shoes, it just has to be the most dreadfull thinng that could happen to anybody so just give the guy a fucking break.
I love the way these British celebrities from England like Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, Mick Fleetwood, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, all talk. Their British accent is so intriguing and funny.
Yes, exactly !!! I thought the very same thing. as if to say "You bastard !!, you have not clue who you are talking to !!! " Matt Lauer is a Jackass, what a douchbag !!!! Matt was lucky to come to NBC, he was OUT OF WORK for the longest time and had to borrow money from his relatives in order to support himself
Perhaps you should read his book before you jump on Matt. EC takes responsibility for his behaviors and addictions. He's a remarkable man and he got lucky, unlike some of his contemporaries. Glad he's still with us and rockin' on!
@tomthefunky I thought the very same thing. as if to say "You bastard !!, you have not clue who you are talking to !!! " Matt Lauer is a Jackass, what a douchbag !!!! Matt was lucky to come to NBC, he was OUT OF WORK for the longest time and had to borrow money from his relatives in order to support himself
@Velvet4U: He belongs as a weatherman or something like that. I don't have a tv but I read he's involved in a sex scandal with a tranny!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
@tomthefunky Oh my goodness, you are sooooo Correct !!!!!!!!!! Matt Lauer is a first class DoucheBag !!!!!
I'm sure many despise Lauer. Matt Lauer was unemployed for the longest time, and borrowed money from family for a long time , before he was lucky enough to get his NBC job.
He sounds enormously healthy. EC is an amazing human - complex, gifted, talented, reconciled and hopefully happy. (can you tell I'm a fan?). God bless - keep on growing and giving, man!
to klingman, my how nice to hear a person starting out on the discovery of music and life too say what you did , the problem with music now adays is not talent but fragmentation ! evrybody has there nich! Eric Claptons legacy will not be just his technical excelance , song writing or singing, but his VERSATILITY,to master one thing and move ON, E.C. said once that there are 6000 possible chords on the guitar the chances of you creating a new one are slim , but the WAY you put it together well !
I'm 15 and I love Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Pink Floyd, The Eagles...lots of good bands, I wish i had been able to grow up with them, most music is not the same these days, but some bands seem promising. Its like when blues/jazz music turned into rock music just rock turns into rap...even though the two arent related at all
the good news about music is it's pretty much out there for all time - enjoy it! If you like EC can I recommend checking out The Allman Brothers Band as well as re-listening to Layla and other Assorted (Eric + Duane Allman equaled legendary music!) Cheers!
If you like Clapton you're on the right road We never grow up with all the things we wish we had -whether we're 15 or 95 Long as we can appreciate some of the best from the past [and the present] that's all we can hope for,.Listen to the Moody Blues I think you'll find them mellow
Hey it's mister pity party, who constantly pisses and moans about his health problems on you tube. Nobody cares mister pity party about you, your wheelchair, your diabetes, or the fact that you shit your diapers you disabled diaper wearing stinky welfare boy.
@Blankfrack are you still whining to You Tube on a daily basis ? Notice Heller never responded to you , or Diederik050. Neither of them want to babysit you to suit your needs.
Dressy knows better then to sniff your asshole mister throw me a pity party, I mean you would shit all over them because you cant control your bowels through your spinal cord. Didnt Nathan Forst sue you in the gay divorce settlement and get your welfare check flooby ?
baloonman. Don't pay attention to BetaSoulLess and the like. They are only on this site to piss you off. That's their job is too shake up the REAL music lovers and listeners. The word 'soul' implies he is only in to Motown and Rap. He is soul less and he knows it. He is jealous that a great musician, such as Clapton, is getting well deserved attention. Beta soul less would not be able to clean Eric's toilet let alone do anything positive. Turn up 'Mainline Florida' and ignore the assholes.
im trying to reply to these little boys who are criticizing clapton... i dont really know how... i dont usually reply to videos... i keep comments to myself unless i have somthin good to say... but when these little boys criticize clapton... geez.... i have to say somthing... it amazes me the stupidity of little boys these days
im actually quite amazed by the stupidity of your reply. and dont worry your not the only one im criticizing. there are a few other of you i dont really want to waste my time with... ill stick with you (even tho im sayin this to all of you little boys who criticize clapton) how old are you guys? 13..14...?? hes a guitar player man, leave it be.sure hes old.sure hes done shit in his life. who are you to say hes cashing in on success? who are u to say anything? its just funny is all: the stupidity
Honestly there are so many wankers in this world. Now let me ask you, who the fuck you are, have the right to say an artist should not release his song ?
And all of you saying like, Eric Clapton used his dead son to make profit ?? WTF ?? What are you, twelve ? Fact it, it's a great song. It's not like his son composed the song and the he stole it. HE COMPOSED IT HIMSELF.
Got so many thing else to say but I know you motherfuckers won't listen.
I cant believe there is so many negative comments of EC. He has had a complicated life, and the best songs and music periods in his life were when he was down. But this is the case for many artists. Today he is happy and just love playing blues. Anyone who has read his book would know that he is not the type that thinks about money, and why should he, he has been succesfull for 45 years. For all you haters out there, Eric Clapton is the GUITARMAN!
He was a rock star. Name a famous rock star and they would probably display at least 3 of these 4 traits. Not many people hate on Jimmy Page, and yet he was worse than Clapton in this respect. Not many people hate on Hendrix. Clapton and Page both cleaned their acts up. And Clapton was very hesistant to release Tears in Heaven because it was so personal to him.
So basically, in your view, just about ever big rock star are incapable of redemption.
Lots of interesting comments below, I don't know if anybody knows for sure what these rich rock stars do with their millions etc, we can speculate but I remember reading Gt Ormond Street Hospital receiving funds with regard to Tears in Heaven. I guess if a guy doesn't scream & shout about what he does for 'Charidy', people may assume that he does nothing? But, like many, he probably gives quietly. Dont forget the auction of guitars too, that must've hurt!
Do you people really want to know what Clapton is like? Ask his friends, who know best. B.B. King at one of the Crossroads concert gave a speech on Eric, and it was brutally honest. As King said, "May I live forever, but may you live forever and a day, because Lord, I don't want to be here when you pass away." That's how strong their friendship is. And B.B. King is a great guy; I believe anything he says.
mustangman44 Look, let's you and I be "brutally honest"; we are talking about two dinosaurs here. Old men often compliment each other as they fade away. I have a great deal of respect for B.B. King (god bless his soul) but he hasn't done anything meaningful since 1982. If you like boring pentatonics and fluffy soft rock hits, you gotta love Eric Clapton. If personal character and decent behavior matter to you, you gotta hate Eric. Personally, I don't think about him at all. He does not matter.
Personal character and decent behavior matter to me, yet Eric Clapton is my favorite artist. The guy has made his mistakes, but he's shaped up his act now. Have you ever actually heard that speech? Listen to it. Everything that King says is true.
@Blankfrack just like you wearing a wig, a dress and playing 60schick ? Or you playing "Brokeback Mountain" as Hardarteryman ? Or steelyman, Trollsmasher050, Horsesass2, or Gay-Bro your gay biker personality ?
The fake messages you send to yourself as made up friends are to laugh at. If these people were real friends they would call, text message or e-mail you , not post personal messages on You Tube.
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"Eric's a music icon"? Pfft! Eric is more of a music CON man. My god, this guy never met a dollar he didn't like. His whole "humble" routine is really starting to get old. What I'll never forget is that he turned his dead boy into a money making machine. While I like TEARS IN HEAVEN, I think this should've been donated to some kid's hospital or something. That Eric kept every cent for himself has me thinking that maybe he loves money...more than his dead boy. What a creep!
Will you idiots quit copying that comment! You don't have a single damn clue what you're talking about! First of all, he wasn't even a cocaine addict; it was heroine, and he's clean now. Has been for nearly 20 years. So SHUT UP!
Eric Clapton is a better man than ANY of you little whiners will be. EVER.
@Rachell23 I thought the very same thing. as if to say "You bastard !!, you have not clue who you are talking to !!! " Matt Lauer is a Jackass, what a douchbag !!!! Matt was lucky to come to NBC, he was OUT OF WORK for the longest time and had to borrow money from his relatives in order to support himself
i know where your coming from. yes he could have donated it to a hospital or something. but you listen to him sing that song. you here him sing that song and you here the passion and the sorrow in his voice. yes, it could be a charade. but i doubt that he just relinquished all grievance and memories of Conner. also, he has other children and he maybe could have put that money towards what he would have done if conner was still alive, like education. maybe he still wants the best for his kids.
hurleykid- Don't be so naive. Eric is a billionaire several times over, Eric could've easily donated the proceeds of "Tears In Heaven" to a charity avoided any appearance of conflict of interest. It looks very much he loved his son almost as much as he loves money. He's just a business man now. The man would sell his own mother if there was profit in it. Even his Crossroads clinic is located on an exotic island where access is impossible except for the rich and famous. Eric is not your friend.
okay. i'm going to go back a bit. not exactly the same situation but somewhat the same idea. Buddy Holly dies. Don McLean writes "American Pie." he profits off of Buddy Holly's death. did he give any of that money to say, Buddy Holly's family? as far as i recall, no. he became very rich off that one song. yes, you may read this, laugh and think "wow this guy's an idiot." maybe i am wrong and Eric's just as much of an asshole as you say he is. But i feel what i feel.
I have to agree with what you said. He did get mixed up with drugs and alcohol, and a womanizer, maybe so. Howwever, i have to disagree about what you said about tears in heave. when his son died i doubt the thought that was going through his head was "I am going to write a song about this kid and get money really fast!" no, instead he wrote a song about a very hard time in his life. also, did it ever occur to you that it could be an anthem for those who have lost a child?
I have to agree with you on what you said before. yes, he did get mixed up with drugs and alcohol, and a womanizer, maybe so. However, i have to disagree about what you said about Tears in Heaven.When Claptons son died, he didnt take advantage of his sons death to make a quick buck. Instead, he wrote a song about one of the most difficult times of his life. I dont think the minute his son died he was thinking "i am gonna write a song about this and get rich really fast!"
Fair interview given that Clapton's personal life is an open book and quite messy to say the least. However, regarding band uniforms comment - go back and take a look at the silly outfits Eric wore in the early days - seems he has a short memory of those days.
matt lauers an asshole i would have been pretty pissed if i was eric i mean the guy just takes cheap shots, why are you alive what kind of a fuckin question is that dickhead, ask him about how he got into music or somthin like that not what was it like not knowing your mother, dickhead again
Terrible interviewing style - compare this with Frank Skinner's approach a decade before: Skinner is providing the jokes, but still giving EC enough time to answer sensibly.
E. Clapton is very open about all of this content - just read the autobiography or get his 60 minutes interview - but I wholeheartedly agree with the consensus that this interviewer is crass. Eric, you've got class. I bet you were saying to yourself, "This too shall pass."
I'm a huge Clapton fan and I am not seeing what you guys are talking about. This is a typical only focus on the sensationalism type of interview. Larry King's was very similiar.
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Absolutely !!! Lauer is a Total and Complete Douche BAG !!! Matt Lauer couldn't find a job until he got the "NBC Today Show". Lauer had to borrow money from everyone. Also Matt Lauer was sucking his thumb under his bed, while Clapton was changing the world.
Oh God !! I was thinking the exact same thing !! I was waiting for Clapton to take a swing at Lauer. "hey Lauer, do you want to talk about some of the positive things I've done?" Hey Matt, while you were jerking off in your bed room, I was changing the music industry"
he wasnt really that bad, he was just asking these questions more casually than most interviewers would, he asked the questions that people would want to hear answered...nice job matt
Who writes Matt Lauer's stuff? "How are you alive?" "First 5 years of your life were kind of a lie." The questions are fair but why the mean segues. "You ended up with Patty Boyd" like she was a consolation prize.
Whatever. I hated the movie "Walk the Line" because it was all about Johnny Cash's drug addition. What a ridiculous way to immortalize a legend on film. What a ridiculous way to interview Eric Clapton.
I really feel that Matt Lauer was "hoping" that Clapton would get angry. That would have been headlines for Matt Lauer. It would have made Lauer really famous, that he got Clapton upset. I think , Matt Lauer was thinking, "If I could get Clapton upset, then I will be a star reporter"
matt laurer. u fuckin DOUCHEBAG! clapton ought to have brought shitty guitar and wacked his head for his shitty questions and comment. that was awful!
The interviewer might sound like an ass, but he asked questions that we all want to know about but no one dared to ask, he must have credit for that. Great Interview.
I agree to a point. His first question "How are you alive now" is something I've always considered about Clapton. He withdrew from (I think, from reading his book) around 5 different drugs, as well as a serious addiction to alcohol in which he drank more of than 100 people should in their lives. It's extrodinary. Thank goodness though, because I sure as hell love watching him play guitar more than anybody else, and I base my own playing off of him.
The interviewer is an brash, ignorant, arrogant asshole. Eric is very secure and classy. Give the legend some respect. He was what he was but wasn't everyone from the time.
abhinav333. Yes, I was right there and back!!! I saw it and did it all. Your remarks were well said. Matt Lauer is a straight laced little mutt next to Clapton who is a sophisticated, class act.
This interview is cringe-making. Matt Lauer is truly awful - so brash, crass and loud. Eric gives a very dignified response to his insensitive questionning - but then he is a very polite man! As a British person, I viewed Matt Lauer as a nightmare.
WHat a piece of shit Lauer is. How he has the nerve to say at the end that he his a huge fan is beyond me..What a rude, pathetic man Lauer is. Clapton takes his bullshit with such class and uprightness. Good for him. Clapton is such a solid guy these days. Great shows too, saw him in Toronto last yr.
The host did handle this interview like a race but he was very right about clapton just skimming over a lot of the subjects. Many of us can relate to clapton's situation but he shared a lot more honestly than most of us will ever. Life is a HARD SUBJECT.
As always, Clapton is as interesting as ever, especially due to his history, and having been around during the early 60s in London when Page and The Beatles and that whole scene was happening. However, I feel it's necassary to say that this interviewer is a fucking asshole who shows Clapton almost no respect, and addreses extremely personal and sensitive aspects of Clapton's life with absolutely no regard toward Clapton's feelings. I understand he's got a job to do, but come on.
Actually, let me say that I've changed my mind. Initially, I thought that the interviewer was an asshole because of the way that he speaks as if he's better than CLapton, but I've changed my mind. He read the book, and every question he asked is based on the book, and all very insightful. I really enjoyed this interview, and I'd like to take back what I said about the interviewer- hope you agree.
shit! that reporter DOESN'T shut up!! one to one my ass.
lompis2 3 weeks ago
ive never liked this interviewer.
OfficialNsteady 1 month ago
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megashred69 2 months ago
eric clapton. your an inspiration to all of us
chrisjason38 4 months ago
I wunder why nobody will ask him about his racial slurs in front of thousands in birmingham 1976, in 2004 he actually reaffirms his position on it hell they have crucified others for a hell of a lot less
dictator54 4 months ago
Eric's drug abuse might be indirectly responsible for
the death of thousands of young people who tried to
emulate him. When I think of how he profited from
the death of his young son (Tears In Heaven), I just
want to spit in this man's face. Eric Clapton is no
hero of mine! By the way, Crossroads is a fraud.
Those that truly could use such a clinic never make
it there (an exotic island). Those that do are often
the privileged children of Hollywood celebrities or
Washington DC insiders.
TwoUselessLegs 5 months ago
EC is nearly deaf - hence he's staring at the interviewer to try to read his lips.
anthonythirteen 5 months ago
@anthonythirteen - Eric isn't going "deaf". He's stoned! High as a kite!
TwoUselessLegs 5 months ago
@TwoUselessLegs No he's going deaf. Just like many other rock stars (e.g. Pete Townsend) who were exposed to loud music for too many years. Read EC's autobiography.
anthonythirteen 5 months ago
@anthonythirteen - Read his book? Hell, I don't even
listen to his music. I only wish I WERE "deaf" when it
comes to his music. He's more of a business man now
than a musician. Besides, there is nothing less truthful
than an autobiography. Especially if that person was a
1960s heroin junkie! Christ, do you REALLY think this
guy remembers the 60's? Think about it. This is the guy
who would wake up in pools of his own vomit not knowing
where he was. Pfft! Yeah, I'm gonna READ his book!
TwoUselessLegs 5 months ago
@TwoUselessLegs dude, fuck off. do insult clapton. you will never reach and understand what he does.
MiracIeCure 2 weeks ago
@TwoUselessLegs well i read his book and pattie boyd and their stories are the same....for the most part. Eric says in his book that some memories are foggy and he had to talk to other ppl about details. Also the time that he was a heroin junkie was a few years and his book barely goes into that other than that he and his gf would stay at his house and do drugs...there wasnt much more to remember.
mmg1123 5 days ago
@mmg1123- I don't trust this man. If he were my neighbor I
would spit on him. Do you know how many young people
followed his exampled and got into heroin? Thousands? Eric
claims he wrote Tears In Heaven for his dead boy out of grief.
Yet, do you know there's a old movie of him working on this
song YEARS before Conner died. Also troubling is that while
many wealthy people would have traditionally donated the
proceeds of this song to a children's charity, Eric instead
kept it all.
TwoUselessLegs 5 days ago
''Dr Freud call you're office'' is an apt comment because this guy is giving Eric the equivalent of a session in psychoanalytic therapy on US TV.
satchfan2010 5 months ago
Eric Clapton is God
TheDonMahir 6 months ago
*On Lennon's 67th birthday actually hmm.
Clyntell54 8 months ago
the interviewer sucks
Freethinker12341 9 months ago 3
why are you alive? WTF . . . because he's God, that's why!
JohnC20061000 10 months ago
Lord! Is Matt Lauer an idiot or what?!?! He's got his "radio dj voice" on like he's spinning the next great record! And get the GD grin off your face while talking to him about his 4 year old's death. C'mon!
OutlanSpringers 10 months ago
Great interview, I'm tired of seeing interviewers tiptoe around delicate issues with stars. Plus, the interviewer gave Eric a heads up before the interview started, and would not have been able to interview Eric without his permission to ask the difficult questions. As the interviewer said, Eric is extremely private, so who knows what he did with the profits from the "tears in heaven" song? Alcholism/Drug addictions covers one in filth, so why not talk about the pain, and darkness in ones life?
bonepicker1 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
He profited off the death of his boy. "Tears In Heaven"
made quite a bit of money. While most of us would
have donated this money to a charity in the NAME
of our boy, Eric kept every nickel. "Tears"? Yeah, he
had "tears" all right. Eric cried all the way to the bank!
TwoUselessLegs 1 year ago
@TwoUselessLegs He used, and Still uses a TON of the money he makes for his Drug rehab in Antigua, called, Crossroad.
Which why the crossroads guitar festival is held every year.
losaface4 9 months ago
@losaface4 - Let me be clear here: His "Crossroads" clinic
services the Hollywood elite and their messed-up children.
The addicts he pretends to help are the last people who can
afford to buy an airplane ticket to this exotic Island where his
clinic is located. Crossroads is a NON-PROFIT TAX SHELTER
(thus it's located off U.S. soil). This is the brain-child of his
accountant, NOT of Eric's benevolent character. Keep in mind
that Eric never does ANYTHING that doesn't benefit HIM first!
TwoUselessLegs 9 months ago
@TwoUselessLegs Any evidence - or just trolling?????
anthonythirteen 5 months ago
@anthonythirteen -Do your own fucking homework, slacker!
Let me ask you something: If you were a millionaire and you
wrote a song for your dead boy (Tears In Heaven) would you
keep the money from it? Or would you do what most of us
would do and donate it to some charity in your boys name?
Eric kept every nickel from this song. He claims he wrote this
song while sobbing a week after his boy died. Unfortunately
for Eric, there's a video of him working on "Tears" LONG
BEFORE his boy died.
TwoUselessLegs 5 months ago
@TwoUselessLegs Set up a charity for what? To campaign for secure bars to be put across all windows in penthouses? Then get trolls like yourself saying it is just another tax scam? There is no such video: he also said the song took months. Troll on.
anthonythirteen 5 months ago
@anthonythirteen -There's a film here that shows him
working on a song at a kitchen table. During the course
of a day, he might scribble on a piece of paper a title or
a sentence...then puts it in jar. Later, when he feels like
composing, he pulls out. This one was about meeting a
loved one in heaven. He plays the opening chords for
"Tears In Heaven". Eric lied when he said he wrote this
for Conner. As for Crossroads, pretend you're an addict,
go online and TRY to go there. Just try!
TwoUselessLegs 5 months ago
@TwoUselessLegs You're a complete Jack ass saying that. He used his talent to turn his grief into song and by no means was he doing that solely to profit. It's therapy, and so what, he made money from the hit. What, are you jealous you don't have the genius to do that? Don't put him down because he's good at what he does.
ericp22 9 months ago
the section about his son was way too far....
travisbutlerrocks 1 year ago
That reporter does not deserve to interview Eric Clapton. Some of his comments are sarcastic, unnecessarily harsh and full of questions that only lead to topics of his past he has had to talk about over and over again. Eric had just opened his heart to practically everyone, and this man does not seem to understand the delicacy of the situation. What a shame...
rottenflowers 1 year ago
I love Clap <3
BeMyBelarus 1 year ago
wow wow wow... am i the only one that thinks that Eric shoulda brought along his guitar, pulled it out, tuned it, and knocked the fuck outta the interviewer!!??
sheesh! what a douche! doesn't even put any emphasis to use better words when directing his questions... although i must say Eric handled better than most of us woulda
josue7427 1 year ago
This interviewer is fuckin straight forward.
macaframa12 1 year ago
If that man interviewing Eric knew anything about music he would tone it down a bit...
crazyman334455 1 year ago
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the reporter can suck my balls
lllzehcnaslll 1 year ago
the biggest piece of bullshit that came out of the guy`s mouth was the part where he mentioned clapton`s son. seriously how would you feel or handle it if you were walking in his shoes, it just has to be the most dreadfull thinng that could happen to anybody so just give the guy a fucking break.
DrCharlie1 1 year ago
well this reporter is a douchebag.
burkissyou 1 year ago
Clapton is incredible!
I have to see him live or meet the cat!
skint0n0minted 1 year ago
I hate these loudmouth-type interviewers - so blunt & impolite in their prodding. EC is on national T.V. - give him a break here.
kingalow1 1 year ago
@kingalow1 yeah the interviewer is a ponce!
skint0n0minted 1 year ago
I love the way these British celebrities from England like Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, Mick Fleetwood, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, all talk. Their British accent is so intriguing and funny.
a4238088 1 year ago
Matt Lauer fuck yourself you have never went through and been through what eric has
jacoppatrick 1 year ago
Yes, exactly !!! I thought the very same thing. as if to say "You bastard !!, you have not clue who you are talking to !!! " Matt Lauer is a Jackass, what a douchbag !!!! Matt was lucky to come to NBC, he was OUT OF WORK for the longest time and had to borrow money from his relatives in order to support himself
Velvet4U 1 year ago
wow i wanna punch the interviewer in the fucking face... such wrong ways to ask questions that were deeply emotional for Eric..
Love you eric
ItsEvan23 1 year ago
I enjoyed it very much Thanks
lpvcrcd 1 year ago
Perhaps you should read his book before you jump on Matt. EC takes responsibility for his behaviors and addictions. He's a remarkable man and he got lucky, unlike some of his contemporaries. Glad he's still with us and rockin' on!
sallie46 2 years ago
wow when he is like "Thank you Matt..." that turd interupts him. jerk.
reelcash 2 years ago
I aslo enjoyed a plastic guitar phase at the age of 3, and perfected singing through fans.....
mikekorz 2 years ago
Matt Lauer is an enormous douchebag. He thinks he's so smart politically but he's not. God, I despise him.
tomthefunky 2 years ago 2
@tomthefunky I thought the very same thing. as if to say "You bastard !!, you have not clue who you are talking to !!! " Matt Lauer is a Jackass, what a douchbag !!!! Matt was lucky to come to NBC, he was OUT OF WORK for the longest time and had to borrow money from his relatives in order to support himself
Velvet4U 1 year ago
@Velvet4U: He belongs as a weatherman or something like that. I don't have a tv but I read he's involved in a sex scandal with a tranny!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
tomthefunky 1 year ago
@tomthefunky Oh my goodness, you are sooooo Correct !!!!!!!!!! Matt Lauer is a first class DoucheBag !!!!!
I'm sure many despise Lauer. Matt Lauer was unemployed for the longest time, and borrowed money from family for a long time , before he was lucky enough to get his NBC job.
Velvet4U 10 months ago
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Drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, that's all they're talking about. How boring.
uggligr 2 years ago
He sounds enormously healthy. EC is an amazing human - complex, gifted, talented, reconciled and hopefully happy. (can you tell I'm a fan?). God bless - keep on growing and giving, man!
sallie46 2 years ago 32
to klingman, my how nice to hear a person starting out on the discovery of music and life too say what you did , the problem with music now adays is not talent but fragmentation ! evrybody has there nich! Eric Claptons legacy will not be just his technical excelance , song writing or singing, but his VERSATILITY,to master one thing and move ON, E.C. said once that there are 6000 possible chords on the guitar the chances of you creating a new one are slim , but the WAY you put it together well !
htmaint 2 years ago
I'm 15 and I love Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Pink Floyd, The Eagles...lots of good bands, I wish i had been able to grow up with them, most music is not the same these days, but some bands seem promising. Its like when blues/jazz music turned into rock music just rock turns into rap...even though the two arent related at all
klingman308 2 years ago
the good news about music is it's pretty much out there for all time - enjoy it! If you like EC can I recommend checking out The Allman Brothers Band as well as re-listening to Layla and other Assorted (Eric + Duane Allman equaled legendary music!) Cheers!
sallie46 2 years ago 2
If you like Clapton you're on the right road We never grow up with all the things we wish we had -whether we're 15 or 95 Long as we can appreciate some of the best from the past [and the present] that's all we can hope for,.Listen to the Moody Blues I think you'll find them mellow
lpvcrcd 1 year ago
1:10 "Why are you still alive?"
1:15 Clapton gives him the "Deathly Stare", like, well, sorry to disappoint you.
DiaryofaMadman1982 2 years ago 20
Lmao, i never noticed it, thats so damn true lol xD
neo14085 2 years ago
@DiaryofaMadman1982 Yes, exactly !!! I thought the very same thing. as if to say "You bastard !!, you have not clue who you are talking to !!! "
Velvet4U 1 year ago
@DiaryofaMadman1982 lol, i think he meant how
parisianUK 10 months ago
But hey, Matt Lauwer has developed into a fine penis. He is now fully...erect? "Dr Frued, call your office!" Dick.
tomeeeee1 2 years ago 5
Hey it's mister pity party, who constantly pisses and moans about his health problems on you tube. Nobody cares mister pity party about you, your wheelchair, your diabetes, or the fact that you shit your diapers you disabled diaper wearing stinky welfare boy.
3deadlegs 2 years ago 6
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IndifferentDrainage 2 years ago
Ugh! Another Mundane post from a MEDIOCRE troll! Can't we get there moronic, jealous, pimply teenagers off youtube?
Blankfrack 2 years ago
If there were no young teens on YT Blankfrac k you'd have nobody to prey on as 60schick or Bluezoom in hopes of finding someone to cyber with.
Bag0fRats 2 years ago
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Well, well loks like I`ve found the BagOfRags aka HalfInchCarl ! How`s it hanging shorty ?
bluezoom13 2 years ago
@Blankfrack are you still whining to You Tube on a daily basis ? Notice Heller never responded to you , or Diederik050. Neither of them want to babysit you to suit your needs.
Bag0fRats 1 year ago
Fuck that guy Diederik...
IndifferentDrainage 2 years ago
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uhn! uuuhhhnn! *whimper* (Dressy sniffs Lardy's asshole) "Yeah! What SHE said!"
Blankfrack 2 years ago
Dressy knows better then to sniff your asshole mister throw me a pity party, I mean you would shit all over them because you cant control your bowels through your spinal cord. Didnt Nathan Forst sue you in the gay divorce settlement and get your welfare check flooby ?
3deadlegs 2 years ago 6
@Blankfrack HEY BOZO WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP EATING ALL THIS SPICY FOOD ALTHOUGH YOU CANT FEEL US WERE BURNING UP DOWN HERE
ParaplegicBowels 1 year ago
right on
kooliorus 2 years ago
clapton rock f u all
kooliorus 2 years ago
he became awoman after cream.that whole lame the band school.
die2no 2 years ago
this interviewer is a dick
huskyrudd 2 years ago
baloonman. Don't pay attention to BetaSoulLess and the like. They are only on this site to piss you off. That's their job is too shake up the REAL music lovers and listeners. The word 'soul' implies he is only in to Motown and Rap. He is soul less and he knows it. He is jealous that a great musician, such as Clapton, is getting well deserved attention. Beta soul less would not be able to clean Eric's toilet let alone do anything positive. Turn up 'Mainline Florida' and ignore the assholes.
maximum1954 2 years ago
have fun listening to your jonas brothers little boys
thebaloonman 2 years ago 2
im trying to reply to these little boys who are criticizing clapton... i dont really know how... i dont usually reply to videos... i keep comments to myself unless i have somthin good to say... but when these little boys criticize clapton... geez.... i have to say somthing... it amazes me the stupidity of little boys these days
thebaloonman 2 years ago
he rocks big time
kooliorus 2 years ago
im actually quite amazed by the stupidity of your reply. and dont worry your not the only one im criticizing. there are a few other of you i dont really want to waste my time with... ill stick with you (even tho im sayin this to all of you little boys who criticize clapton) how old are you guys? 13..14...?? hes a guitar player man, leave it be.sure hes old.sure hes done shit in his life. who are you to say hes cashing in on success? who are u to say anything? its just funny is all: the stupidity
thebaloonman 2 years ago
The interviewer is such a prick.
abhinav333 2 years ago
Yeah, he is. He's not giving Clapton the right amount of respect.
3035730357 2 years ago
Honestly there are so many wankers in this world. Now let me ask you, who the fuck you are, have the right to say an artist should not release his song ?
And all of you saying like, Eric Clapton used his dead son to make profit ?? WTF ?? What are you, twelve ? Fact it, it's a great song. It's not like his son composed the song and the he stole it. HE COMPOSED IT HIMSELF.
Got so many thing else to say but I know you motherfuckers won't listen.
geetard17 2 years ago
I cant believe there is so many negative comments of EC. He has had a complicated life, and the best songs and music periods in his life were when he was down. But this is the case for many artists. Today he is happy and just love playing blues. Anyone who has read his book would know that he is not the type that thinks about money, and why should he, he has been succesfull for 45 years. For all you haters out there, Eric Clapton is the GUITARMAN!
Bagenkop 2 years ago 3
he sounds like bill oddie
jae19882005 2 years ago
CLAPTON IS GOD!!!!!
CLAPTONblues2009 2 years ago 5
He was a rock star. Name a famous rock star and they would probably display at least 3 of these 4 traits. Not many people hate on Jimmy Page, and yet he was worse than Clapton in this respect. Not many people hate on Hendrix. Clapton and Page both cleaned their acts up. And Clapton was very hesistant to release Tears in Heaven because it was so personal to him.
So basically, in your view, just about ever big rock star are incapable of redemption.
husky720 3 years ago 3
Lots of interesting comments below, I don't know if anybody knows for sure what these rich rock stars do with their millions etc, we can speculate but I remember reading Gt Ormond Street Hospital receiving funds with regard to Tears in Heaven. I guess if a guy doesn't scream & shout about what he does for 'Charidy', people may assume that he does nothing? But, like many, he probably gives quietly. Dont forget the auction of guitars too, that must've hurt!
slowhand06 3 years ago
didn't cash in on his son's death, twisted person thinking that.
clairekerrypike 3 years ago 4
Do you people really want to know what Clapton is like? Ask his friends, who know best. B.B. King at one of the Crossroads concert gave a speech on Eric, and it was brutally honest. As King said, "May I live forever, but may you live forever and a day, because Lord, I don't want to be here when you pass away." That's how strong their friendship is. And B.B. King is a great guy; I believe anything he says.
mustangman442002 3 years ago
mustangman44 Look, let's you and I be "brutally honest"; we are talking about two dinosaurs here. Old men often compliment each other as they fade away. I have a great deal of respect for B.B. King (god bless his soul) but he hasn't done anything meaningful since 1982. If you like boring pentatonics and fluffy soft rock hits, you gotta love Eric Clapton. If personal character and decent behavior matter to you, you gotta hate Eric. Personally, I don't think about him at all. He does not matter.
CubanCheGuevara 3 years ago
Personal character and decent behavior matter to me, yet Eric Clapton is my favorite artist. The guy has made his mistakes, but he's shaped up his act now. Have you ever actually heard that speech? Listen to it. Everything that King says is true.
mustangman442002 3 years ago 3
CubanCheGuevara, blackfrack, AmericanExpatriot , Pinkpegesus, MasterJackAubrey and marianne762 are all the same, stupid troll; Lardass56. Just FYI
Blankfrack 3 years ago
@Blankfrack just like you wearing a wig, a dress and playing 60schick ? Or you playing "Brokeback Mountain" as Hardarteryman ? Or steelyman, Trollsmasher050, Horsesass2, or Gay-Bro your gay biker personality ?
The fake messages you send to yourself as made up friends are to laugh at. If these people were real friends they would call, text message or e-mail you , not post personal messages on You Tube.
Egad, you're such loser !
Bag0fRats 1 year ago
if you don't think about him at all then why watch this video
jothst 2 years ago
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i think clapton is a snotty mother fucker who don't like hard rock.
die2no 2 years ago
who dont like? fucking dumbass!
bigdaddypump316 2 years ago
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"Eric's a music icon"? Pfft! Eric is more of a music CON man. My god, this guy never met a dollar he didn't like. His whole "humble" routine is really starting to get old. What I'll never forget is that he turned his dead boy into a money making machine. While I like TEARS IN HEAVEN, I think this should've been donated to some kid's hospital or something. That Eric kept every cent for himself has me thinking that maybe he loves money...more than his dead boy. What a creep!
MasterJackAubrey 3 years ago
Will you idiots quit copying that comment! You don't have a single damn clue what you're talking about! First of all, he wasn't even a cocaine addict; it was heroine, and he's clean now. Has been for nearly 20 years. So SHUT UP!
Eric Clapton is a better man than ANY of you little whiners will be. EVER.
mustangman442002 3 years ago
Matt Lauer is such a douche.
Rachell23 3 years ago
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@Rachell23 I thought the very same thing. as if to say "You bastard !!, you have not clue who you are talking to !!! " Matt Lauer is a Jackass, what a douchbag !!!! Matt was lucky to come to NBC, he was OUT OF WORK for the longest time and had to borrow money from his relatives in order to support himself
Velvet4U 1 year ago
donated money?? r u kiddin me? u wouldnt of donated shit i mean be fukin real
nomoreblo 3 years ago
shut the fuk up u idiot ppl like u deserve to get cancer n i hope u get a grapefruit tumor in ur brain.....ur parents too bitch
nomoreblo 3 years ago
i know where your coming from. yes he could have donated it to a hospital or something. but you listen to him sing that song. you here him sing that song and you here the passion and the sorrow in his voice. yes, it could be a charade. but i doubt that he just relinquished all grievance and memories of Conner. also, he has other children and he maybe could have put that money towards what he would have done if conner was still alive, like education. maybe he still wants the best for his kids.
hurleykid2 3 years ago
hurleykid- Don't be so naive. Eric is a billionaire several times over, Eric could've easily donated the proceeds of "Tears In Heaven" to a charity avoided any appearance of conflict of interest. It looks very much he loved his son almost as much as he loves money. He's just a business man now. The man would sell his own mother if there was profit in it. Even his Crossroads clinic is located on an exotic island where access is impossible except for the rich and famous. Eric is not your friend.
MasterJackAubrey 3 years ago
okay. i'm going to go back a bit. not exactly the same situation but somewhat the same idea. Buddy Holly dies. Don McLean writes "American Pie." he profits off of Buddy Holly's death. did he give any of that money to say, Buddy Holly's family? as far as i recall, no. he became very rich off that one song. yes, you may read this, laugh and think "wow this guy's an idiot." maybe i am wrong and Eric's just as much of an asshole as you say he is. But i feel what i feel.
hurleykid2 3 years ago
oh, one more thing. you won't be able to change my mind using all of your different accounts. quality beats quantity.
hurleykid2 3 years ago
That's what the Crossroads concerts are for. To lower the cost for those unable to afford treatment.
bc1969214 2 years ago
I have to agree with what you said. He did get mixed up with drugs and alcohol, and a womanizer, maybe so. Howwever, i have to disagree about what you said about tears in heave. when his son died i doubt the thought that was going through his head was "I am going to write a song about this kid and get money really fast!" no, instead he wrote a song about a very hard time in his life. also, did it ever occur to you that it could be an anthem for those who have lost a child?
hurleykid2 3 years ago
I have to agree with you on what you said before. yes, he did get mixed up with drugs and alcohol, and a womanizer, maybe so. However, i have to disagree about what you said about Tears in Heaven.When Claptons son died, he didnt take advantage of his sons death to make a quick buck. Instead, he wrote a song about one of the most difficult times of his life. I dont think the minute his son died he was thinking "i am gonna write a song about this and get rich really fast!"
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ANDILCT 3 years ago
Fair interview given that Clapton's personal life is an open book and quite messy to say the least. However, regarding band uniforms comment - go back and take a look at the silly outfits Eric wore in the early days - seems he has a short memory of those days.
jereuter01 3 years ago
matt lauers an asshole i would have been pretty pissed if i was eric i mean the guy just takes cheap shots, why are you alive what kind of a fuckin question is that dickhead, ask him about how he got into music or somthin like that not what was it like not knowing your mother, dickhead again
JFiannaca 3 years ago 3
Terrible interviewing style - compare this with Frank Skinner's approach a decade before: Skinner is providing the jokes, but still giving EC enough time to answer sensibly.
anthonythirteen 3 years ago
E. Clapton is very open about all of this content - just read the autobiography or get his 60 minutes interview - but I wholeheartedly agree with the consensus that this interviewer is crass. Eric, you've got class. I bet you were saying to yourself, "This too shall pass."
lol
walktheworld 3 years ago
I'm a huge Clapton fan and I am not seeing what you guys are talking about. This is a typical only focus on the sensationalism type of interview. Larry King's was very similiar.
jantonice 3 years ago
This guy isn't worthy to interview Eric, I agree completely. This imbecile has no respect.
mustangman442002 3 years ago 6
well I could have been an actor....but I wound up here...I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear...Come and whisper in my ear...Give me dirty laundry...
guitarthroat 3 years ago
what an annoying twat.. Eric is far to decent to be interviewed by this idiot
JOHNNYG99X 3 years ago 5
matt lauer is glib
Declansucks 3 years ago 3
Too many questions!! What a complete gentleman Clapton is!! God Bless him!!
FinCups 3 years ago 3
Matt Lauer is an idiot period.
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IqBaL288 3 years ago
Matt Lauer is a Douche
DJackpot 3 years ago 5
Absolutely !!! Lauer is a Total and Complete Douche BAG !!! Matt Lauer couldn't find a job until he got the "NBC Today Show". Lauer had to borrow money from everyone. Also Matt Lauer was sucking his thumb under his bed, while Clapton was changing the world.
Velvet4U 3 years ago
with an asshole like Lauer, Clapton played it very cool with all the questions.
jalfredl 3 years ago 6
wheres kurt loder or david fricke when u need em?
chriskoob 3 years ago
Matt Lauer the complete Douche Bag !! What a Jerk !!
Velvet4U 3 years ago 3
The Beatles rock, but he is so right. "Who wears band uniforms?" LOL.
slowhand496 3 years ago 3
CLAPTON IS GOD.
He was resurrected and did Layla in '92 then ascended back to the heavens.
SPFrobber 3 years ago 5
if i was clapton i would punch Laurer in the face
theVanillaSundae6 3 years ago
Oh God !! I was thinking the exact same thing !! I was waiting for Clapton to take a swing at Lauer. "hey Lauer, do you want to talk about some of the positive things I've done?" Hey Matt, while you were jerking off in your bed room, I was changing the music industry"
Velvet4U 3 years ago
clapton gives a realy evil face to lauer when he says "why are you still alive" lol
superlarrio 3 years ago 2
If Eric had a guitar on him, I think Matt Laurer would be dead. Death by face melting.
Moonman13w 3 years ago 4
he wasnt really that bad, he was just asking these questions more casually than most interviewers would, he asked the questions that people would want to hear answered...nice job matt
westftballstar31 3 years ago
Who writes Matt Lauer's stuff? "How are you alive?" "First 5 years of your life were kind of a lie." The questions are fair but why the mean segues. "You ended up with Patty Boyd" like she was a consolation prize.
Whatever. I hated the movie "Walk the Line" because it was all about Johnny Cash's drug addition. What a ridiculous way to immortalize a legend on film. What a ridiculous way to interview Eric Clapton.
fabbola 3 years ago
I agree. Matt was completely predictable and pretentious. Not a very deep guy, that Lauer.
alteredlame666 3 years ago
Very well said !! You are absolutely correct!
I really feel that Matt Lauer was "hoping" that Clapton would get angry. That would have been headlines for Matt Lauer. It would have made Lauer really famous, that he got Clapton upset. I think , Matt Lauer was thinking, "If I could get Clapton upset, then I will be a star reporter"
Velvet4U 3 years ago 2
matt laurer. u fuckin DOUCHEBAG! clapton ought to have brought shitty guitar and wacked his head for his shitty questions and comment. that was awful!
WONtothaG 3 years ago
that interviewr is an ass. He asks those questions just for the sell out. no actual interest or sensibility present. And clapton is GOD
icps86 3 years ago
Wish Lauer had spent more time asking about the music and less time on some of the more sordid asepcts of Clapton's life.
Anu291 3 years ago
The interviewer might sound like an ass, but he asked questions that we all want to know about but no one dared to ask, he must have credit for that. Great Interview.
ShadowOfMath 3 years ago 4
I agree to a point. His first question "How are you alive now" is something I've always considered about Clapton. He withdrew from (I think, from reading his book) around 5 different drugs, as well as a serious addiction to alcohol in which he drank more of than 100 people should in their lives. It's extrodinary. Thank goodness though, because I sure as hell love watching him play guitar more than anybody else, and I base my own playing off of him.
Dwslassls 3 years ago
Yeah i think that's the point how could he still alive with all that really heavy things that he had in his live,
Slowhand505 3 years ago
The interview took place on the anniversary of John Lennon's birthday.
It also happens to be Pattie Boyd's birthday today! yay.
Matt L is obnoxious, he should announce sports and nothing else!
Weirfan69 3 years ago
wow what a cock... that guy is such a dick.
acrosstheuniverse20 3 years ago
if u look at claptons face when matt talks about drugs and stuff he looks mad REALLY MAD
later6 3 years ago
The interviewer is an brash, ignorant, arrogant asshole. Eric is very secure and classy. Give the legend some respect. He was what he was but wasn't everyone from the time.
abhinav333 3 years ago
abhinav333. Yes, I was right there and back!!! I saw it and did it all. Your remarks were well said. Matt Lauer is a straight laced little mutt next to Clapton who is a sophisticated, class act.
splivey 3 years ago 4
This interview is cringe-making. Matt Lauer is truly awful - so brash, crass and loud. Eric gives a very dignified response to his insensitive questionning - but then he is a very polite man! As a British person, I viewed Matt Lauer as a nightmare.
tighruadh 3 years ago 2
why couldn't the guy asked him more friendly questions not questions that were so personal
gratefulcreedence 3 years ago
I don't now!?
egnal94 3 years ago
jes this guy is an ass hole he asked a lot of personal questions Clapton shouldve told him to screw off.
gratefulcreedence 3 years ago 3
i agree clapton didn`t feeled gohd when took up personal thing
legomaffian 3 years ago 2
"Did your painfull childhood forced you to escape into music?"
What a dumbfuck...
bestafilmes 4 years ago 4
Matt Lauer was such a bitch. What a waste of Clapton's time.
guitartotallysucks 4 years ago 7
Tell me about it! So fucking insincere! I think this nobhead has NO compassion or sympathy for Eric Clapton. The man deserves respect!
hobozero64 4 years ago 4
I do love his book... and Pattis book.
SleepingBeauty04 4 years ago 2
i've read both and they totally awesome.I loan them to friends all the time and when they're done they say mike those were awesome books.
orgasmoanman 3 years ago
Amazing, Lauer wants the sound bite, probes for weakness, and misses the point.
Welcome to America Eric.
CusterFlux 4 years ago 4
You dont have to YELL Lauerrer. Dude is so effing annoying and so..so...dull...mediocre and ego...its a wonder Eric's even speaking to you...
wendileona 4 years ago 3
WHat a piece of shit Lauer is. How he has the nerve to say at the end that he his a huge fan is beyond me..What a rude, pathetic man Lauer is. Clapton takes his bullshit with such class and uprightness. Good for him. Clapton is such a solid guy these days. Great shows too, saw him in Toronto last yr.
ForeverMan91 4 years ago 3
clapton is awesome
drockadam 4 years ago 2
Clapton is so chill....
I really don't like how Matt Lauer is taking things out of context and shoving them in Eric's face. Lauer is disgraceful...
Its great to hear more of Clapton's story though.
seanieemac 4 years ago 2
The host did handle this interview like a race but he was very right about clapton just skimming over a lot of the subjects. Many of us can relate to clapton's situation but he shared a lot more honestly than most of us will ever. Life is a HARD SUBJECT.
mytheropy 4 years ago 2
Patti's book is good too.
PaulFranco7574 4 years ago 2
'Who wears band uniforms?!'
Hilarious
mcgurkryans 4 years ago 3
As always, Clapton is as interesting as ever, especially due to his history, and having been around during the early 60s in London when Page and The Beatles and that whole scene was happening. However, I feel it's necassary to say that this interviewer is a fucking asshole who shows Clapton almost no respect, and addreses extremely personal and sensitive aspects of Clapton's life with absolutely no regard toward Clapton's feelings. I understand he's got a job to do, but come on.
thefew 4 years ago 6
Agreed, that man is a total prick and has no right to be in the presence of Eric Clapton.
TastyMetal 4 years ago 4
I agree with you completely. The interviewer is an asshole but Eric handles it very well don't you?
snakesocks 4 years ago 4
Actually, let me say that I've changed my mind. Initially, I thought that the interviewer was an asshole because of the way that he speaks as if he's better than CLapton, but I've changed my mind. He read the book, and every question he asked is based on the book, and all very insightful. I really enjoyed this interview, and I'd like to take back what I said about the interviewer- hope you agree.
thefew 4 years ago