Keith Richards supplied his ideas on Eric Clapton’s COVID-19 vaccine skepticism in a brand new interview.
The Rolling Stones guitarist mentioned Clapton’s “old school” views on vaccines in a brand new episode of Rolling Stone‘s Music Now podcast. “I really like Eric dearly. I’ve identified him since without end, and we have had ups and downs,” Richards stated. “This COVID factor, it is break up folks up and made folks generally go awry for some time, you already know?”
Clapton has been an outspoken critic of vaccines and vaccine mandates, criticizing the UK’s lockdown measures in a collection of songs written with Van Morrison. He additionally collaborated with Italian vaccine skeptic Robin Monotti on his solo single “Coronary heart of a Baby,” which he launched in December.
Though Clapton insists he is not an anti-vaxxer, he stated he has been “ostracized” by associates, household and fellow musicians attributable to his controversial opinions and songs. He additionally vowed to to not play at venues that required proof of vaccination on his fall 2021 tour, although he finally reneged on that promise.
“I simply need to eliminate this rattling factor, and the one method I can see us doing it’s all people does because the physician says,” Richards added. “I do not perceive fairly why some individuals are getting so wound up about it. You would not get wound up in regards to the flu or one thing, you already know what I imply? And that is even worse. And I am no physician, however hey, this factor works in numerous nasty methods on folks, and all of us must bear with one another. All of us must have just a little sympathy.”
Elsewhere, Richards stated he obtained a notice from Paul McCartney after the previous Beatle described the Stones as a “blues cowl band,” which led to some good-natured ribbing between each artists. “Paul and I do know one another fairly nicely, and once I first learn it, I stated, ‘There’s been a variety of deleting and modifying happening right here,'” Richards stated. “And the following day I obtained a message from Paul saying, ‘Should you’ve learn this shit, it is all out of context, consider me, boys.'”
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