“Too good”: the musician Paul McCartney pleaded with not to retire
Never give up.
Eric Clapton
The 1966 Cream album Eric Clapton wants to delete from history: “Really weak”
The record that started it all.
The 1970s singer Eric Clapton never wanted to talk to: “I was scared”
Keeping to himself more often.
The 1968 song Jimi Hendrix wished he could have written: “It comes from you”
Using psychedelia as a model.
The one musician Eric Clapton couldn’t play without: “Instrumental in the way I make music”
The best kind of collaborator.
The 1973 song Eric Clapton didn’t want to release: “I didn’t think it was fair”
Not doing right by the original.
The bands Eric Clapton called everything wrong with rock: “Incredibly detached”
Losing the path to the blues.
The 1989 George Harrison song he tried to give to Eric Clapton: “He didn’t use it”
The duo were close friends and occasional collaborators.
