<p>Yesterday, January 19th 2024, I was talking to a guy working in my local Spar shop about Clapton, who was on the radio at the time. He knew Clapton's son had died, which is what I talked with Clapton about, but he hadn't heard about his racist comments during a gig. And he laughed when I said, "Some fans used to say, 'Clapton is God.' </p>

Yesterday, January 19th 2024, I was talking to a guy working in my local Spar shop about Clapton, who was on the radio at the time. He knew Clapton's son had died, which is what I talked with Clapton about, but he hadn't heard about his racist comments during a gig. And he laughed when I said, "Some fans used to say, 'Clapton is God.'

<p>Yesterday, January 19th 2024, I was talking to a guy working in my local Spar shop about Clapton, who was on the radio at the time. He knew Clapton's son had died, which is what I talked with Clapton about, but he hadn't heard about his racist comments during a gig. And he laughed when I said, "Some fans used to say, 'Clapton is God.'&nbsp;</p>

Eric Clapton ain't 'God.' He's racist.

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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