Clapton Interview

tone1 · December 2016

saw this..might fill some time until midnight for us boring farts who ain't going out tonight

guitars4you · December 2016

might watch it 'after midnight'

Gassage · December 2016

I'd rather watch it After Midnight.

richardhomer · December 2016

I watched this a few nights back - Paul Whitehouse does a great job. EC seems more than happy to have him take the piss out of them.

EricTheWeary · December 2016

Watched a bit of it earlier. I think ' lightweight ' is the term I'm going for here.

tone1 · December 2016

guitars4you said:

might watch it 'after midnight'

I'll be 'Rollin and Tumbiln' by then

richardhomer · December 2016

Gassage said:

I'd rather watch it After Midnight.

That'll take forever man!

shaunm · December 2016

I watched that the other night. EC always seems a little grumpy to me but there were moments in this where I do believe he laughed and even cracked a joke.

Sassafras · December 2016

I'll have to have some Cocaine before I watch this.

57Deluxe · January 2017

That's in his gaff behind the Windmill pub in Ewhurst

http://i66.tinypic.com/2yvl7nq.jpg

Loobs · January 2017

Ewhurst's famous residents include:

Eric Clapton, who is known to play at the Church of England church
Mike Rutherford, founding member of Genesis
Kenney Jones of Small Faces and The Who
Jim Davidson
Gary Brooker, founder of Procol Harum
Diane James MEP for UKIP
Brough Scott

Quite a mix.

I guess there is some common ground between a UKIP politician, Clapton & Davidson.

Quite enjoyed the interview even though Clapton doesn't seem to have much sense of humour. Whitehouse is funny though.

The music on the album is about as bland as possible.

kossofffan · January 2017

Thanks for posting, enjoyed that!

Skipped · January 2017

They are old farts.
But they are not boring.

Pete24v · January 2017

I'd be Pretending if I didn't enjoy that.

Lebarque · January 2017

Thanks for posting. Very enjoyable. Interesting re. gear too. What was that other pedal on the stage at the Albert Hall, alongside the wah? And what amp does he use live these days?

richardhomer · January 2017

Lebarque said:

Thanks for posting. Very enjoyable. Interesting re. gear too. What was that other pedal on the stage at the Albert Hall, alongside the wah? And what amp does he use live these days?

Think the pedal switches on his Leslie.

Amps have been modern Tweed Fenders for many years.

EricTheWeary · January 2017

One of the things I noticed is that he is worth a fortune but they were drinking out of ikea tumblers. You'd think he'd have gold goblets or something.

Sassafras · January 2017

EricTheWeary said:

One of the things I noticed is that he is worth a fortune but they were drinking out of ikea tumblers. You'd think he'd have gold goblets or something.

That's how the rich keep hold of their money.
I've seen him wandering around Cranleigh in his dressing gown picking up grouts and putting them in his tobacco tin.

Frizer · January 2017

Two electrics, 335 and Strat. If he is playing slide it's the 335. According to Johns he doesn't work out solos, just cuts a few takes and picks the best one.

TheOtherDennis · January 2017

Thanks for that.

I know it's the done thing among a certain type of guitarist to dismiss old Slowhand as completely out of touch and all that, but first, I think most of us are (I know I am), and second, I don't really care, I think he's still pretty good.

I enjoyed that. Thanks for posting that, @tone1.

RocknRollDave · January 2017

Had Glyn John's "Sound Man" autobiography out the library before Christmas. Definitely worth a read.

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