In a 1999 interview on вЂњ60 MinutesвЂќ with Ed Bradley, Clapton talks of what it was like to hear the blues on the radio as a teenager in Ripley, a White, working-class town north of London. Though Clapton studied the music of the blues, he seems to have not read up on what drove the work of many of his heroes. He doesnвЂ™t think of the world as a path that you negotiate yourself through to get to certain accomplishments.вЂќ What he feels is what he does, and so thatвЂ™s what makes the music so amazing and what makes him love his band members and the band members love him. вЂњIn my experience with Eric, he is the most guileless person IвЂ™ve ever met. вЂњMost people have sort of Jiminy Cricket on their shoulder all the time saying, you know, donвЂ™t do this, do this,вЂќ he says. вЂњFor me, the beauty of music is that it really transcends language, color and politics.вЂќ

вЂњIвЂ™ve done interviews for the last 40 years, but I think this is the most volatile position that weвЂ™ve seen from the press standpoint,вЂќ East says. ItвЂ™s quite noticeable.вЂќД«assist Nathan East, who remains loyal to Clapton after decades in his band and is one of the performers on вЂњLady in the Balcony,вЂќ said that his wife and manager urged him to talk only if he could avoid discussing politics. I donвЂ™t get that many texts and emails anymore. He called Morrison вЂњfearlessвЂќ and mentioned that he tried to reach out to his own musician friends, вЂњbut I donвЂ™t hear from anyone. вЂњThe minute I began to say anything about the lockdown, I was labeled as a Trump supporter in America,вЂќ he said. In the interview, Clapton talks about how heвЂ™s been attacked since he released вЂњStand and Deliver.вЂќ Eaton did clarify that ClaptonвЂ™s photo with Abbott should not be interpreted as him supporting a ban on abortion, noting that вЂњhe is a great believer in freedom of choice which drives his position on vaccinations, and his views on other matters would reflect that belief in freedom of choice.вЂќД¬laptonвЂ™s general silence has left people to interpret his views through infrequent short statements, his anti-lockdown songs and a 24-minute video interview posted in June.

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