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Yeah didn't know this either and it's a stretch to think that any apology can make up for what he said. My mum always pegged him as a horrible prick but I had that down to his abusiveness in a relationship with someone my mum is a fan of (whose name escapes me right now). Shame on me for accepting that about him and not enquiring further.
From memory there was nothing about this on the BBC4 Blues Britannia documentary which feels like a glaring omission. Good on Red Saunders for going in hard.
It's gonna be an interesting chat between me and my old man who's a fan. In fairness he's been pretty good at listening and reflecting on stuff so far.
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Really liked Clapton, and could not believe what he said. Thought it was lies, when I read it, as he plays the blues and the blues roots are very clear.
The comment that gets me is that he has black friends and dated black women, yet came out with this abuse. There was graffiti of Clapton is God, but should have Clapton is a racist.