Latest about Eric Clapton
“I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the one guitarist he thought was fun
With news that a new King Crimson album is in the works, Fripp's past comments highlight the left-field ideas that make him an original
Andy Summers on why Eric Clapton bored him and how his love of jazz fueled the Police
"It’s too simple to play because it’s based on a five-note scale, and I had come way past that," the guitarist says
Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, George Harrison and John Lennon performed with him. Today he’s virtually unknown
Delaney Bramlett helped Clapton and Harrison find their footing as they approached their solo careers at the end of the 1960s
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson says Eric Clapton and Cream are the birthplace of prog rock
He notes that Jethro Tull shed their folk and blues beginnings in favor of more experimental music after Clapton paved the way
The interview that ended Eddie Van Halen and Eric Clapton's friendship
History says Clapton insulted Van Halen. Taken within context, his comments were part of a wider discussion about understanding the blues
Brian May on the mind-blowing difference between seeing Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix perform in the 1960s
May also cited Jeff Beck as a guitarist who changed his thinking about guitar playing in his most formative years
Eric Clapton on his friendship with George Harrison and the shocking time he was nearly asked to join the Beatles
Harrison and Clapton bonded through guitars and music in 1968 at a time when both were struggling through major changes in their careers
An acoustic guitar owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton — with a Beatles and Cream connection — is being sold for $1 million
Dubbed Pattie, the guitar is named for Pattie Boyd, the former wife of both Harrison and Clapton
