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Eric Clapton said he spent 30 years “meandering” back to the path he left in 1965
Clapton left Mayall’s band intending to pursue an even more hardcore form of the blues, only to spend the next three decades taking the long way back
“We would listen to that album nonstop.” Eric Clapton reveals the surprising pop influence behind Cream's sound
The guitarist says a Beach Boys record played a key role in shaping the music of his 1960s power trio
“We were really limited onstage.” Eric Clapton on the group he said achieved what Cream could not
Jack Bruce said Clapton had doubts about Cream from the start. “I remember him saying, ‘This is a good recording band, but it will never be a good live band.’”
The night Jimi Hendrix hijacked live TV — and got himself banned
A planned duet, a blown schedule and an impromptu tribute to Cream turned a polite variety show into one of rock’s most infamous broadcasts
George Harrison on the time Eric Clapton asked for a little help from his friend
The two guitarists were growing closer as friends and musicians when they leaned on the other for assistance
How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative era and found his way to the blues
Like Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend, Clapton was thrown when Jimi Hendrix arrived on the rock scene
The Cream song Eric Clapton doesn’t like — even though it’s the key to his legend as a guitar virtuoso
According to producer Tom Dowd, there may be an even longer version of this classic in the vault — not even Clapton knows for sure
Eric Clapton on the group he wanted to join so badly that he broke up Cream
The guitarist wouldn’t perform with the act until 1976, at its star-studded farewell concert
