I don't know what EC is up to these days, but it looks like he has got his various destructive addictions under control, which is surely a good thing. Nobody writes "Clapton is God" anymore, but he still has a huge presence in the world of guitar-centred rock because he is the driving force behind the famous Crossroads festivals. Perhaps that's partly why he's attracted a lot of negative comments in this thread; people are getting fed up with his prominence.
What am I getting fed up with? I was reminded of it by your clip, Dianne. I don't like the way he kind of swallows up the best material of lesser-known artists. John Martyn, Bob Marley, JJ Cale: they have all had their songs cleaned-up and Claptonized so he can present them as part of the unadventuruos middle-of-the-road rock that he seems most fond of lately. Perhaps he's been too influenced by his real-life pal, Andy Fairweather Low, who, as far as I can tell, has made a career out of promoting mediocrity as if it were a virtue:-
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