@ruideng111 He's not a racist. Most legendary musicians have an ego, though I'm not convinced he's any more guilty of this than other talented musicians. As for Frank Skinner, he had the cheek to have an ego, he's a monumental prat. Skinner is no where near as prominent as he was, I've certainly not seen anything he's on - thank goodness.
@gabotheblue Really? Have you read what he said? Amongst others, he uses the phrases "Get the coons out", "get the wogs out", "keep Britain white" and "I'm into racism" - Now I'm no psychologist but THAT, to me, sounds a bit racist. He makes good music, no doubt - I can enjoy someone's music without liking their character, and to me, that tirade makes Clapton unforgivable. At the very least it makes him a massive hypocrite after his cover of I Shot The Sheriff.
Ok, I'm just going to form my opinion. Eric Clapton is not racist. Don't tell me I'm in denile, because I have proof. 1. Eric uses a Stratocaster because Jimi used one. Most of his influences are black. 2. He said in a 2004 interview that there are still immigrants who are given cheap work for a ghetto home. This leads me to believe he doesn't want ghetto people in england because he is either afraid of them or he's not cool with poverty.
@lsunationalchamps08 There were just as many crappy pop bands in the 90s as there are now, britney spears, back street boys, N Sync and much more dominated the scene. The only difference between music of now and the past is that we only listen to good music from the past and forget about all the shitty stuff, where as with current music all the crappy stuff is forced upon us. To put it in otherwords, Great music is timeless, shit isn't.
@Mrjamesanonymous Yeah i def agree with you...People say the 70's had the best music ( which I agree) but the 70's also had a lot of shitty music too. However they had so much great music back then that it overshadows the bad..It will be like that a few years from now..Nobody will be hearing Justin Bieber or Brittany spears are other really bad music from this decade
@finder85 it shocks me how few people know about his antics tbh...not your fault...media has no problem pointing out the crazy lefty commies but when it comes to race hate they let it slip...type in "Eric Clapton racist" on here...a speech he made will come up.As recent as 2004 he said he still believes in what he said back then. There is a big piece on Wikipedia about it too. I used to like his music but I can't listen to it anymore, I was so sickened by his words!
I agree, that is the hypocracy of it...but if you research it you will find it sadly to be true...I was very sad when I found out as well but I think it's unfair that the media don't report something like that but then mock the other extreme
He was yes but in 2004 in an interview with Uncut, Clapton referred to Enoch Powell as "outrageously brave", and stated that his "feeling about this has not changed"...stoned or not, he still believes what he said back then...and if you listen to the speech, there is NO way you can misunderstand it...he made himself perfectly clear
YES because he is a hypocrite of the lowest kind!!!! One minute he is raving about how amazing Powell is and the next he is all "ohhh I don't know what I am talking about"...sound familiar? BNP voters I say....I'm sorry if it doesn't fit in with your view of Clapton...I was shocked when I found out...but I am not going to pretend he doesn't think like that or make excuses for him...why should we?
@LordGuinness what are you getting by bashing a gifted artist?- you dont know what he was thinking. and he was very messed up for many years. the fact that he's alive is amazing in itself. your not gunna change his fans minds by claiming that man youve never met is a racist ...so whats the point.
Well I have more reason to belive he is a racist than for you not too.He has publicly made statements which have been taken SO seriously that they contributed towards the foundation "Rock Against Racism".It is important that we name and shame people like him because the media is incredibly one sided and only lets people know what is "comfortable"...that is not what journalism should be about!There are too many celebrities who use their fame to spread stupidity in the world
Oh yeah AND in 2004 he was no longer "messed up" and was still coming out with the same bullshit...face it...he isn't what you thought he was...I am sorry for that but better to know the truth than live in ignorance
@LordGuinness he isnt what i thought he was?- i thought he was and always will be a fantastic blues guitar player, one of the pioneers of the guitar. theres nothing wrong with him and you dont know him personally so your wasting your time trying to bash an incredible guitar player...whats next? jimmy page was a homophobe?.,..STV had STDS?...get the fuck over yourself dude. it sucks youll never live up to clapton but saying shit about him wont make that fact any different
contradiction in itself, you can claim there is nothing wrong with him with NO evidence...but I can't claim he is a prick with ALL the evidence? (as we both don't know him) This isn't about "living up to someone", a childish remark. There are plenty of musicians a thousand times better than him, he just got famous by being in the circuit at the right time.Seriously your denial symbolizes EVERYTHING that is wrong with society!Like him if you want, he doesn't deserve the hype
here no point fighting, agree to disagree...maybe I am getting too worked up over one guy...I hate ALL racists and he just happens to be a famous one...lets leave the poor racists alone...yes yes before you say...you don't think he is :-P
@TheKevtrevable lol yeah I mean I've started taking REAL guitar seriously now and been playing for 3 and a half years and Eric Clapton is without a doublt one of my heroes XD
WHEN YOU LOSE BABY YOUR NEVER THE SAME YOU KIDS R LOSERS WITH NO RESPECT MAYBE ONE DAY U WILL NO WHAT ITS LIKE THE DIE INSIDE HES BORING NO PERSONALITY MORON
@sfocelot yeh the interview is quite interesting, iv read his biography which is also good, i jst mean i think he is a generaly boring person. if you get what i mean
When the subject of alcohol comes up, Eric Clapton and Frank Skinner are just two AA guys reflecting and speculating. It's fascinating to see them chat about it. Eric really looked genuinely interested in hearing about how Frank deals with his alcoholism recovery.
just so many of you know.. eric clapton is one of the reasons there is a rock against racism. for all of you who say you like eric clapton he's pretty racist and ignorant.
@BluesRockGuitarist because he stated at a concert in england that he wanted to "keep england white" look it up on wikipedia. he never denied saying that either. pretty much what darth dude said. he may not be racist now but his expressed opinion was.
@SYR81 Dude, read his biography before you judge. After what he's been through, he probably deserves to get pissed and be stupid. At least he apologized afterwards. Btw I'm a British Indian, the type of guy he was racist against.
Yes, Skinner was never a great interviewer, but this interview works because he & EC have soo much in common, that he can get away with much more than a 'serious' interviewer could. EC is v funny here, but seems to prefer to give the odd quip rather than dominate. Just listen to his comment at 1:03 ("I've always wanted to be like you") as cutting as his 2 bar riffs with the Bluesbreakers.
ooohh, if only i was in franks' position. It's a damnable 10 years ago, and now: eric is dead in 20 years. 16 years old, damn i wish i was born in the 50's, watching how the music became music. Oh well, i don't have to be afraid of atomic bombs anymore(A)
Makes sense....yep...because the english are mutch Mature and better than americans, Americans are Very Juevinile...Funny that aint it....The Biggest R&B gods are the biggest serial killers..
ive met both of these guys at west brom matches through the years and both guys are great, their always friendly and never say no to someone chasing an autograph
I'd rather go for a guy playing sexy fender strat than some Dj guy who's sampled all his music from other people who's stood there spinning disks all night. lets just face it guitar players are more interesting to watch than Djs spinning disks!!! Eric Rocks!!!!! and hes sexy :P
I'm only 15 and i love guitar music i hate it when ppl say i shud like dj and rap why? when you have legends like clapton and rapping and dj's are just pure rubbish!
yea exactly, im 15 too and all my mates are like 'what you listen to that crap for?' 'its rubbish blah blah', but its really not, it has so much more feel and emotion than anything nowdays
I'm 18 and my friends say the same thing haha, except they listen to screamo stuff as well as rap. Especially rap nowadays, which take no talent and means nothing. Tupac, Biggie, early rap I don't mind because they were actually talented and their words had meaning. I just don't understand how someone can't like Hendrix, Clapton, Zeppelin, or Santana or any of those artists. It sounds so good and has SO much emotion.
well commercial rap anyway. it does take talent to make a real rap song. and by that i mean a song that actually means something and is musical but it just happens to have rapping in it. a bunch of people i know do this with their guitar and it sounds great.
How can DJ'S get more credit than the guitarists. all dj's do is spin a fucking disc and throw their hands at the camera trying to act like a gangster with the bling. Eric Clapton will last for a long time because he has made his mark, rappers and dj's wont because all they do is rip other artists off.
This reminds me of peoples' sense of humor in France - there are so many more historical allusions to joke about (such as the gas masks), and people are so genuine when they want to have fun (although, as these two attest to the fact), it usually involves heavy drinking:)
Jesus, 500-1000 women! Maybe I still have a chance! (oh, come on, don't censor this). And, by the way Frank, have you ever watched Sarah Chang or Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg play the violin? And what about women's voices as their instruments?
6:45 eric is fucking right, the good music is dead to the youth :(
Corruptedxxx 6 days ago
Where can I find the Skinner Tony Blair episode? Somebody please upload it.
JimmyMacJones 2 months ago
4 people prefer slash
myredpip 3 months ago
@myredpip How can you possibly prefer Slash?
magicelliotth 1 month ago
@magicelliotth dunnompeople r just stupid
myredpip 1 month ago
@myredpip exactly
magicelliotth 1 month ago
im sorry about conor
thek1ng812 3 months ago
Eric Clapton doesn't do many interviews, I'm surprised and disappointed he granted this weasel one. I'm so glad Frank Skinner isn't on TV any more.
gabotheblue 3 months ago
@gabotheblue He is. On BBC one im pretty sure. And as much as a great guitarist clapton is, he is still an egotistic, racist cunt.
ruideng111 1 month ago
@ruideng111 He's not a racist. Most legendary musicians have an ego, though I'm not convinced he's any more guilty of this than other talented musicians. As for Frank Skinner, he had the cheek to have an ego, he's a monumental prat. Skinner is no where near as prominent as he was, I've certainly not seen anything he's on - thank goodness.
gabotheblue 1 month ago
@gabotheblue Really? Have you read what he said? Amongst others, he uses the phrases "Get the coons out", "get the wogs out", "keep Britain white" and "I'm into racism" - Now I'm no psychologist but THAT, to me, sounds a bit racist. He makes good music, no doubt - I can enjoy someone's music without liking their character, and to me, that tirade makes Clapton unforgivable. At the very least it makes him a massive hypocrite after his cover of I Shot The Sheriff.
ruideng111 1 month ago
Man, the host is freaking hilarious for a british guy
Xen8 5 months ago
@Xen8
what do you mean for a british guy?
JoshRobertson142 5 months ago
@JoshRobertson142 Stereo-typically speaking, he is pretty funny for an English man
Xen8 5 months ago
@Xen8
still don't know what you mean, i've know all the bad teeth stereotype but Brits not being funny? never heard that one..
JoshRobertson142 5 months ago
@JoshRobertson142 Well now you have! Anyways people say that Brits have a very dry sense of humor
Xen8 5 months ago
@Xen8
dry doesn't mean not funny you know? dry is said about irony, sarcasim ect..
JoshRobertson142 5 months ago
@Xen8 dry humor is hilarious if you use it right
TIGERxBLOOD 4 months ago
Ok, I'm just going to form my opinion. Eric Clapton is not racist. Don't tell me I'm in denile, because I have proof. 1. Eric uses a Stratocaster because Jimi used one. Most of his influences are black. 2. He said in a 2004 interview that there are still immigrants who are given cheap work for a ghetto home. This leads me to believe he doesn't want ghetto people in england because he is either afraid of them or he's not cool with poverty.
Evan42881 6 months ago
All of this fighting.. Come on guys, Eric's the only white guy who ever wanted to be black!
Evan42881 6 months ago
@Evan42881
He and Stevie Ray Vaughan
lizzieceltics 6 months ago
@lizzieceltics Oh ya, forgot about Stevie haha. Weird, he's my pride and joy!
Evan42881 6 months ago
GOD THIS GUY IS FUNNY
sumindiandude 6 months ago
If he thought music was dead back in 99, I'd love to know what he thinks of today's music.
JessicaRisk 9 months ago
@JessicaRisk there was no good bands or legends in 1999. All the best in hip hop was dead and the best rockers was old
fredrikjonas 8 months ago
@fredrikjonas still music was a lot better in 99
lsunationalchamps08 6 months ago
@lsunationalchamps08 eazy-e , Biggie and 2pac was dead
fredrikjonas 6 months ago
@fredrikjonas I'm not talk about just rap music.. I meant music itself was better then compared to the crappy pop stars that dominate music today
lsunationalchamps08 6 months ago
@lsunationalchamps08 There were just as many crappy pop bands in the 90s as there are now, britney spears, back street boys, N Sync and much more dominated the scene. The only difference between music of now and the past is that we only listen to good music from the past and forget about all the shitty stuff, where as with current music all the crappy stuff is forced upon us. To put it in otherwords, Great music is timeless, shit isn't.
Mrjamesanonymous 6 months ago
@Mrjamesanonymous Yeah i def agree with you...People say the 70's had the best music ( which I agree) but the 70's also had a lot of shitty music too. However they had so much great music back then that it overshadows the bad..It will be like that a few years from now..Nobody will be hearing Justin Bieber or Brittany spears are other really bad music from this decade
lsunationalchamps08 6 months ago
with all due respect to the man's talent and work, he's hyped too much...
body5436 9 months ago
apparently, the host doesn't know hes talking to a god!!
kirama01 9 months ago
@kirama01 eric actually seems pretty humble, i dont think he's the type that really just LOVES to be admired u know?
Freethinker12341 9 months ago
@Freethinker12341
I agree. Eric is very humble, and always constantly underplays his own ability as a player.
TheEvilelvis89 9 months ago
fuck was that all the way back in 99?? where teh fuck are the years goin man?
stupove 10 months ago
I had always thought he was american
1337inzock 10 months ago
@1337inzock LOL
ThaaWhiteShadow 10 months ago
@1337inzock Me too
dwillkeithurban 7 months ago
Stop fighting..bunch of tits.. (_._/\_._)
Craig38Lee 10 months ago
Um... the guy hung out with Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley...just sayin'
MerDer1212 11 months ago
@MerDer1212 You are forgetting about George Harrison.
Helmut83 8 months ago
@finder85 it shocks me how few people know about his antics tbh...not your fault...media has no problem pointing out the crazy lefty commies but when it comes to race hate they let it slip...type in "Eric Clapton racist" on here...a speech he made will come up.As recent as 2004 he said he still believes in what he said back then. There is a big piece on Wikipedia about it too. I used to like his music but I can't listen to it anymore, I was so sickened by his words!
LordGuinness 1 year ago
@LordGuinness I find it impossible for him to be racist seeing as how he was influened by and did so many projects with black blues musicians
petie58 1 year ago
@petie58
I agree, that is the hypocracy of it...but if you research it you will find it sadly to be true...I was very sad when I found out as well but I think it's unfair that the media don't report something like that but then mock the other extreme
LordGuinness 1 year ago
@LordGuinness I have seen that speech and he said people misunderstood what he was saying, he was wasted and stoned
o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o 1 year ago
@o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o
He was yes but in 2004 in an interview with Uncut, Clapton referred to Enoch Powell as "outrageously brave", and stated that his "feeling about this has not changed"...stoned or not, he still believes what he said back then...and if you listen to the speech, there is NO way you can misunderstand it...he made himself perfectly clear
LordGuinness 1 year ago
@LordGuinness well for a "racist" he sure worshipped the hell out of the black blues players AND hendrix
o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o 1 year ago
@o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o
YES because he is a hypocrite of the lowest kind!!!! One minute he is raving about how amazing Powell is and the next he is all "ohhh I don't know what I am talking about"...sound familiar? BNP voters I say....I'm sorry if it doesn't fit in with your view of Clapton...I was shocked when I found out...but I am not going to pretend he doesn't think like that or make excuses for him...why should we?
LordGuinness 1 year ago
@LordGuinness what are you getting by bashing a gifted artist?- you dont know what he was thinking. and he was very messed up for many years. the fact that he's alive is amazing in itself. your not gunna change his fans minds by claiming that man youve never met is a racist ...so whats the point.
o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o 1 year ago
@o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o
Well I have more reason to belive he is a racist than for you not too.He has publicly made statements which have been taken SO seriously that they contributed towards the foundation "Rock Against Racism".It is important that we name and shame people like him because the media is incredibly one sided and only lets people know what is "comfortable"...that is not what journalism should be about!There are too many celebrities who use their fame to spread stupidity in the world
LordGuinness 1 year ago
@o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o
Clapton had a privilaged status and a responsibility he abused...and personally I can think of many more gifted artists than him
LordGuinness 1 year ago
@o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o
Oh yeah AND in 2004 he was no longer "messed up" and was still coming out with the same bullshit...face it...he isn't what you thought he was...I am sorry for that but better to know the truth than live in ignorance
LordGuinness 1 year ago
@LordGuinness he isnt what i thought he was?- i thought he was and always will be a fantastic blues guitar player, one of the pioneers of the guitar. theres nothing wrong with him and you dont know him personally so your wasting your time trying to bash an incredible guitar player...whats next? jimmy page was a homophobe?.,..STV had STDS?...get the fuck over yourself dude. it sucks youll never live up to clapton but saying shit about him wont make that fact any different
o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o 1 year ago
@o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o
contradiction in itself, you can claim there is nothing wrong with him with NO evidence...but I can't claim he is a prick with ALL the evidence? (as we both don't know him) This isn't about "living up to someone", a childish remark. There are plenty of musicians a thousand times better than him, he just got famous by being in the circuit at the right time.Seriously your denial symbolizes EVERYTHING that is wrong with society!Like him if you want, he doesn't deserve the hype
LordGuinness 1 year ago
@o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o
here no point fighting, agree to disagree...maybe I am getting too worked up over one guy...I hate ALL racists and he just happens to be a famous one...lets leave the poor racists alone...yes yes before you say...you don't think he is :-P
LordGuinness 1 year ago
I love the candidness of Clapton
defleppardgirl2009 1 year ago
6:29 LMAO!! the toy guitar attacks the God! XD
ThePoison27 1 year ago
my favourite musician and one of my favourite stand up comedians..
billybigmouth 1 year ago
air guitar is a weird culture on its own
TheKevtrevable 1 year ago
@TheKevtrevable lol yeah I mean I've started taking REAL guitar seriously now and been playing for 3 and a half years and Eric Clapton is without a doublt one of my heroes XD
ThePoison27 1 year ago
clapton is such a cool cat
ragingbull2001 1 year ago
Sooo funny. EC is adorable when he's really cracking up-- those dimples! Air guitar Clapton? Bhaaahaaaa...
4rainbowed 1 year ago
Eric Clapton GOD ...... Frank Skinner TWAT
loushky619 1 year ago
@loushky619
They're both cool for different reasons :)
JimmySteller 1 year ago
WHEN YOU LOSE BABY YOUR NEVER THE SAME YOU KIDS R LOSERS WITH NO RESPECT MAYBE ONE DAY U WILL NO WHAT ITS LIKE THE DIE INSIDE HES BORING NO PERSONALITY MORON
bigkev3184 1 year ago
I think we should prove Eric wrong. Dj's are not musicians. There are still real musicians in the world.
davidcruz141 1 year ago
OMG, i love Eric Clapton and his music and all, but he is soooooo boring.
Atleast people like slash and santana have a bit of personality.
martenbick1 1 year ago
@martenbick1 hmm boring?? i found it intresting actuly
sfocelot 1 year ago
@sfocelot yeh the interview is quite interesting, iv read his biography which is also good, i jst mean i think he is a generaly boring person. if you get what i mean
martenbick1 1 year ago
@martenbick1 SLASH HAS PERSONALITY? HAHAHAHAHA
branch1234 1 year ago
Spot on Eric, music is dead now..........effing rappers!!
gdv42 1 year ago
DJ's aren't musicians, but Erics right no one actually bother to learn to play no more
skint0n0minted 1 year ago
When the subject of alcohol comes up, Eric Clapton and Frank Skinner are just two AA guys reflecting and speculating. It's fascinating to see them chat about it. Eric really looked genuinely interested in hearing about how Frank deals with his alcoholism recovery.
Lamporre 1 year ago
Funniest interview i've seen.
ztbsk8er 1 year ago
"Musicians are over... We're all so gone now... WE'RE DEAD!"
He's so funny!
gpeddino 1 year ago
skinner started out by pointing his old drug habit that he had, i think it's rude i mean this is clapton
internalpeaceseeker 1 year ago
erics not racist he has been in the past but only because hes been heavily intoxicated which clouds your senses
darthdude1016 1 year ago
@darthdude1016 Exactly. And if he was racist I doubt he would've done that "Riding With The King" album.
darkmachete 1 year ago
@darkmachete
he's definetely not, first clapton blues heroes were black, his longtime bassist is black and he has worked with many black musicians like buddy guy
internalpeaceseeker 1 year ago
just so many of you know.. eric clapton is one of the reasons there is a rock against racism. for all of you who say you like eric clapton he's pretty racist and ignorant.
SYR81 1 year ago
@SYR81 how can you say hes racist? One in his good friends is Buddy Guy.. which is black and BB King which is also black.
BluesRockGuitarist 1 year ago
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@BluesRockGuitarist because he stated at a concert in england that he wanted to "keep england white" look it up on wikipedia. he never denied saying that either. pretty much what darth dude said. he may not be racist now but his expressed opinion was.
SYR81 1 year ago
@SYR81 Dude, read his biography before you judge. After what he's been through, he probably deserves to get pissed and be stupid. At least he apologized afterwards. Btw I'm a British Indian, the type of guy he was racist against.
bibhuna 1 year ago
@BluesRockGuitarist lol go look at his quotes on immigration. He basically admitted he replaced his addictions with racism.
CtrlRm 1 year ago
I can't get, for the life of me, what Frank says about the band at around 0:40...can any of you get it and let me know?
amona27 2 years ago
He says "well yours are all in their 20's, they have just done so much drugs they all look like that i imagine".
DavidGilmourFan1991 1 year ago
Thanks a lot!
amona27 1 year ago
He's ARIES probably ascendant LIBRA or GEMINI
IncazzatoBianco 2 years ago
Now I have sexual intercoarse but....
zcornias 2 years ago
the interviewer made himself the centre of attention, but i must say he was funny, eric seemed amused by him.
Emolitsahh 2 years ago
GUITAR IS DEAD!!!!!!! :(
spiderman7000 2 years ago
@spiderman7000 i blaim frank T_T
magicmushroom2 2 years ago
@spiderman7000 So lets fix that :)
Hypezguitar 2 years ago
Really great, funny as heck. I've never seen EC so relaxed!!
bsobel3 2 years ago
This is a funny interview. Glad I staggered onto it.
DasGoldenBoy 2 years ago
@DasGoldenBoy stumbled mate... stumbled.
2Luke 1 year ago
You are correct Sir!
DasGoldenBoy 1 year ago
eric used to play laying on his back? lol I'm glad he saw the funny side to that, cause that is pretty funny..
randomguy1774 2 years ago
eric is a bit surprised to talk about his drugs past, anyway
internalpeaceseeker 2 years ago
Very Enjoyable Eric seems comfortable talking to a bloke from his native country Thanks for the video.
lpvcrcd 2 years ago
"I love this interview."
coolscrnname 2 years ago
6:42 / 6:44 .. pffoo.. it rips my heart apart because it's true (obviously not for me)
TKbrands17 2 years ago
i'm a girl and i have an electric guitar, and i can't bloody stand dj's to be honest
britneywannabe 2 years ago
i'd like to date ya then
internalpeaceseeker 2 years ago
lol
britneywannabe 2 years ago
yeah there is a lack of girls like you
isn't it nice to jam with your lover lol
take care, i'm too far anyway
internalpeaceseeker 2 years ago
fucking djs...
Nicksbia 2 years ago
Damn! This is a fantastic show!
Not as an interview perhaps, 'cause this is ALL about Skinner, but at least everyone's having a laugh!
Great!
tepporocks 2 years ago
Yes, Skinner was never a great interviewer, but this interview works because he & EC have soo much in common, that he can get away with much more than a 'serious' interviewer could. EC is v funny here, but seems to prefer to give the odd quip rather than dominate. Just listen to his comment at 1:03 ("I've always wanted to be like you") as cutting as his 2 bar riffs with the Bluesbreakers.
anthonythirteen 2 years ago
popular music !! what the fuck they even managed to pop Layla in the intro.Why do all these arse holes want to ignore the blues
gazzaboy2531977 2 years ago
:) The interviewer is pretty funny.
Shgc1993 2 years ago
frank skinner
gazzaboy2531977 2 years ago
Trip's me out that this was ten years ago
XXdarktheifXX 2 years ago
Tell me about it...it just passed so quickly
notylek 2 years ago
ROFL
j0nai 2 years ago
I am so glad to see the lighter side of Eric and this guy Skinner is terrific...
dirtysoles 2 years ago
Eric is soooo cool. Mega chill :)
23flowergirl 2 years ago
I feel so bad for Eric:(
HbkLuver85 2 years ago
that guy will never die!!!!!!!!!!
zelesluk 2 years ago
that map will be plauying his guitar live at the top level till he dies or his fingers fall off
crubbish123 2 years ago
i want his interviews with ll cool
swiv2d 2 years ago
ooohh, if only i was in franks' position. It's a damnable 10 years ago, and now: eric is dead in 20 years. 16 years old, damn i wish i was born in the 50's, watching how the music became music. Oh well, i don't have to be afraid of atomic bombs anymore(A)
TKbrands17 2 years ago
Pride of Britain.
Chalmers021 2 years ago
I couldn't hear it when I listend to his music :P
WarningDontReadThis 2 years ago
why dont brits sound british when they sing
vandealex 2 years ago
yeah I know I always think about that.
Llello93 2 years ago
For the longest time I thought he was american and then I read he came from England. Makes sense now.
WarningDontReadThis 2 years ago
Makes sense....yep...because the english are mutch Mature and better than americans, Americans are Very Juevinile...Funny that aint it....The Biggest R&B gods are the biggest serial killers..
Milanfan800 2 years ago
Comparing nationalities is juvenile. Sweeping generalizations instantly make anything you say ignorant.
Desperado8600 2 years ago
No nooo. thats not a insult. Thats the truth.
Milanfan800 2 years ago
remember guys the song Clapton is coming out to was made possible by Duane Allman..
bthoma1 2 years ago
need german subtitles pls
gebamst 2 years ago
Great interview.
williedb47 2 years ago
this dude is so fkin funny love him :)
JakovStarcevic 2 years ago
ive met both of these guys at west brom matches through the years and both guys are great, their always friendly and never say no to someone chasing an autograph
stonee1717 2 years ago
skinner asks embarassing questions, i think eric deserves more respect
khra81 2 years ago
yea but my guess is they've met before and they aren't as formal with each other
sondheimfan1 2 years ago
Lighten up, Eric looks like he's enjoying himself.
longrockwoman 2 years ago
i love frank skinner
NewtonTV2009 2 years ago
fuck DJs!!
vik173 2 years ago
Greetings from Canada
Thanks 4 posting this......
I love this interview
Thanks again
vieta1972 2 years ago
The guy playing layla in the start, on guitar. He is not that great..
0jimihendrix0 2 years ago
I'd rather go for a guy playing sexy fender strat than some Dj guy who's sampled all his music from other people who's stood there spinning disks all night. lets just face it guitar players are more interesting to watch than Djs spinning disks!!! Eric Rocks!!!!! and hes sexy :P
LadyDarkWalker 3 years ago
I'm only 15 and i love guitar music i hate it when ppl say i shud like dj and rap why? when you have legends like clapton and rapping and dj's are just pure rubbish!
bigmangiff 3 years ago
yea exactly, im 15 too and all my mates are like 'what you listen to that crap for?' 'its rubbish blah blah', but its really not, it has so much more feel and emotion than anything nowdays
0l0Dom0l0 3 years ago
I'm 18 and my friends say the same thing haha, except they listen to screamo stuff as well as rap. Especially rap nowadays, which take no talent and means nothing. Tupac, Biggie, early rap I don't mind because they were actually talented and their words had meaning. I just don't understand how someone can't like Hendrix, Clapton, Zeppelin, or Santana or any of those artists. It sounds so good and has SO much emotion.
husky720 2 years ago
true..great music these guys made
Claire1Rogers 2 years ago
so true.
RedWarrant 2 years ago
in my view you listen to real music. if anything what your mates listen to is rubbish blah blah
darthdude1016 2 years ago
Ya i agree rap requires no talent and is just based on image to sell music to mindless kids who have never never expeirienced any real music
ltownguitarplayer 2 years ago
well commercial rap anyway. it does take talent to make a real rap song. and by that i mean a song that actually means something and is musical but it just happens to have rapping in it. a bunch of people i know do this with their guitar and it sounds great.
timmy47 2 years ago
my god you are so right theres nothing better than listening to claptons blues tone are hearing a nice thick fuzzed note of jimi hendrix
darthdude1016 2 years ago
I thought skinner was sober?
hididdlyho82 3 years ago
When I play air guitar, I actually air strum the right notes.
RHMETAL 3 years ago
Brilliant!. Eric is an icon and Frank is so down to earth. Rock 'n' roll!
MrRimm 3 years ago
"I was always trying to be like you"
"what d'you mean???"
anthonythirteen 3 years ago
3 years on heroine, daaaamn. luckily he survived those
anom4lie 3 years ago
i would fucking be nervous if i was the guitarist of the band playing there when Eric comes in
saftelskeren 3 years ago
6:45
GuitarLengends456 3 years ago
4:39 was great!
mcgurkryans 3 years ago
this is 1999? :O looks like now :O
Sylvex102 3 years ago
This is great! I can't believe this was broadcast 9 years ago!! Eric doesn't do many talk shows so this is a real treat.
filmfan17 3 years ago
This is funny shit. I like how he suggests that he may have just had double vision and have only been with 500 girls.
ztbsk8er 3 years ago
Seemed like there was a lot of techno shit in the 90's, but guitar has come around again. It always does!
DangerousBastard 3 years ago
"Ahh Bloody Hell" xD
GuitarYes123 3 years ago
this is a gr8 interview god, clapton is so awesome!
rockabillychickee 3 years ago
The air guitar made my day :)
tawdextreme2011 3 years ago
How can DJ'S get more credit than the guitarists. all dj's do is spin a fucking disc and throw their hands at the camera trying to act like a gangster with the bling. Eric Clapton will last for a long time because he has made his mark, rappers and dj's wont because all they do is rip other artists off.
u2tubeusername 3 years ago
Well said. Fuck Rap. Fuck D.J's.
D.J's and Rappers are into wanking. Guitarists are into fucking.
NAZIPENIS101 3 years ago
fucking right!
lets burn rappers and DJ's.
nooneisusingthisname 3 years ago
the Musician Crusade
saftelskeren 3 years ago
lol dude's pretty funny
HendrixClaptonSRV 3 years ago
He was like "Well I had sexual intercourse but I still..."
What did he mean? Not air guitar but air sex or something like that? Or was he talking about jacking off or busting a nut or whatever you call it?
hannibalslaughter 3 years ago
jacking off lol
noeysolis 3 years ago
Oh get with it Hannibal, we all knew what he meant...
anthonythirteen 2 years ago
Oops, messed up the line about Spain. Should be:
Ma in Espana, son la mil e tre.
(of course no accent marks anywhere).
coolscrnname 3 years ago
Madamina, il catalogo e questa. . ./
Ma in Espana, son mil e tre. . .
Mil e tre. .
(Happened to listen to that just last night -sorry, that's the best transcription I can do, without really knowing Italian).
By the way, I feel totally plastered just watching them interact, they have me so doubled over.
coolscrnname 3 years ago
This reminds me of peoples' sense of humor in France - there are so many more historical allusions to joke about (such as the gas masks), and people are so genuine when they want to have fun (although, as these two attest to the fact), it usually involves heavy drinking:)
coolscrnname 3 years ago
I want to sit on the couch next to him and kiss him for hours.
coolscrnname 3 years ago
Jesus, 500-1000 women! Maybe I still have a chance! (oh, come on, don't censor this). And, by the way Frank, have you ever watched Sarah Chang or Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg play the violin? And what about women's voices as their instruments?
coolscrnname 3 years ago
great
icps86 3 years ago