Eric Clapton calls vaccine-only concerts 'discrimination' The former member of Derek and the Dominos and the Yardbirds has been a continued skeptic of COVID-19 regulations and notes in. I didnt know there was any such thing., Other than saying you may be a bit sore, Clapton said, They say its safe. After the second dose, however, he told his doctor to make a Yellow Card report and got a note that would hopefully exempt him from having to receive a booster dose:11. Eric Clapton's Covid vaccine conspiracies mark a sad final act - NBC News Goes Out newsletter, with the week's best events, to help you explore and experience our city. Abbott, Jimmie Vaughan and Eric Clapton in that similar pose, and Im going, whats wrong with this picture? Ive been a rebel all my life, against tyranny and arrogant authority, which is what we have now, but I also crave fellowship, compassion and love, and that I find here, Clapton wrote. Clapton said he will not perform anywhere there is a "discriminated audience present". Its to say that Clapton the delirious soloist has always been striking the same chords as Clapton the anti-vax preacher. So its everything you want to say to people. I took sex with my wife by force and thought that was my entitlement, he said. In 1986, at a gig at London venue the Mean Fiddler, Clapton showed up and hopped onstage to join the younger guitarist. Clapton said what disturbs him the most about the pandemic response is coercion. Hearing this, singer Bonnie Bramlett, who first worked with Clapton when she was one half of Delaney & Bonnie, says that his response to vaccine mandates makes perfect sense. Then something changed, Sexual assault began at 13, Runaways songwriter says; her suit names ex-KROQ DJ, band manager, Smokey Robinson on love, Motown and sex at 83: I feel as good as I felt when I was 40, Fugees rapper Pras found guilty of political conspiracy, Halsey seeks physical custody of son after amicable split with boyfriend Alev Aydin, L.A. rapper MoneySign Suede stabbed to death in shower at California prison, attorney says. Musician who swore never to play a vaccine-mandate show goes ahead and does just that in New Orleans. Jillian Michaels Reveals 'Freak Accident' Back Injury, Nearly 2-Year Recovery. She enjoys cooking, working out, and learning about health and the way of the Organic Lifestyle. You can only imagine a drummer playing with Eric Clapton.. The anti-lockdown campaign has unquestionably damaged Claptons reputation. On Saturday . The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time I was boiling hot and sweating and then I was cold, and I was out for the count for about a week. As the New York Times noted, short-term side effects such as fatigue, headache, muscle aches and fever are common after the second shot, but that those primarily went away after a day or two.