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The racism thing is documented on his wikiquote:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton
The one starting with "Do we have any foreigners in the audience tonight?"
Always a bit aware of flaming someone for one thing they said once, but, erm, oof!
Brookly_Bay
Also, why is Clapton so hated in hip circles? Never been a huge fan. Can't stand 99% of cream's output. And anything from the 80s onwards is obviously awful. But he always seems like a pretty sweet, humble dude whenever I see interviews and he's done some stuff I really dig, especially in the early 70s. Derek etc. I'm vaguely aware of mutterings of racism... what gives?