Eric Clapton
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Eric Clapton is a blues musician known for his guitar work. He played with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek and the Dominoes, and had an extensive solo career.
While he never claimed any supernatural abilities, there was considerable graffiti in London due to his followers which simply stated that he was God. They may have been stoned at the time, but Clapton does have considerable talents.
Of the Yardbirds' guitarists, he is less weird (and less of a guitar player) than Jimmy Page, and a hell of a lot easier to get along with than Jeff Beck.
His wife married George Harrison, or vice versa, a few times. Some of this emotional saga is documented in Clapton's song Layla, and Harrison's bitter cover of Bye, Bye Love.
He was the musical director of the very emotional tribute Concert for George, performed a year following Harrison's death.
Clapton was supportive of the English Birmingham based racist Enoch Powell. He is reputed to have said in concert while extremely drunk in 1976,
Vote for Enoch Powell. Enoch's our man. I think Enoch's right, I think we should send them all back. Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out. Get the wogs out. Get the coons out. Keep Britain white. I used to be into dope, now I'm into racism. It's much heavier, man. Fucking wogs, man. Fucking Saudis taking over London. Bastard wogs. Vote for Enoch, he's our man, he's on our side, he'll look after us. I want all of you here to vote for Enoch, support him, he's on our side. Enoch for Prime Minister! Throw the wogs out! Keep Britain white![1]
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- ↑ http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton (I know, its Wikiquote but his words did inspire the rock against racist organization and other movements)
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