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Fwiw, and I'm obviously not condoning anything, but EC has been pretty open about his drink/drugs history, how much of a bastard he was to Pattie Boyd, the death of his kid and a whole load of other shit, which takes a fair bit of self-awareness to do. I think he has genuinely changed and probably looks back to those comments and just thinks "what the fuck was I saying?" Keith Richards has said some bizarre things in the past, and a lot regarding race, and he's just loveable old Keef?
EC is a great man. He has put his hands up to so much. And does so much for so many.
1976 is 41 years ago. I believe he was quite a different chap back then. And no doubt very influenced by those around him. And their thoughts and beliefs. Life can be difficult for a young man with money, talent and many hangers on.
I believe he did his best.
I believe he still does.
His best gets better every year. What else can one aspire to in life.
Forgiveness.
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." Mahatma Gandhi
A old colleague of mine filmed a documentary of the train tour when Clapton was deep in drink. Stigwood organised the train apparently so that he would have less easy access to alcohol. I'm wondering if footage from Rex's movie will feature in the new film, I hope so, he's an excellent documentary maker.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-At-Fillmore-Derek-Dominos/dp/B000001E3V
The Live in the 70s boxset has some great stuff on it as well.
If you ever fancy a bit less guitararing, I totally recommend the Ocean Boulevard record. It's dirt cheap on cd and it's my favourite Clapton album. It is an exercise in restraint for the most part though (he was on the spliff at the time), but it has some phenomenal moments.
I think it's debatable how well the Beano stuff stands up, it's importance really was in terms of how it sounded at the time and how many people it influenced.
The Mayfield inspiration is obviously taken to its ultimate conclusion on Pilgrim. Which is also underrated and brilliant, but will be forever lost among the more virtuoso records, which is a real shame. Pilgrim and Mayfield's New World Order are not just both fantastic records, but are totally valid reference points if you look at the Neo Soul and contemporary black American music of people like D'Angelo.
IMHO the ones best avoided are Behind The Sun and August. Both produced by Phil Collins and unfortunately a partnership that really fails to bring out the best from Clapton.