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Jeff Beck says Eric Clapton was jealous when replaced in The Yardbirds

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Jeff Beck says Eric Clapton was jealous when replaced in The Yardbirds

Guitarist Jeff Beck talked in an interview with Classic Rock magazine about the legendary guitarist Eric Clapton. The musician said that Slowhand was a little bit jealous when he was replaced by Beck in The Yardbirds.

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Jeff Beck says Eric Clapton was  jealous when replaced in The Yardbirds:

“I know he didn’t like the fact that I took over from him in the Yardbirds and we did great. The general buzz of the band was that they though they were finished when Eric left. At my debut with the Yardbirds at the Marquee I showed them what was what and I got a standing ovation, so that was the end of that.”

“Two months after that things took off in the States, which pissed Eric off big time. I think he was hankering after going there – like we all were. That was our holy grail, going to America to see the blues players. Within a week we were down in Chicago looking at Howlin’ Wolf. So I think Eric was a bit jealous on that front. But then along came Cream and he blew everybody away.”

“Nowadays he’s a changed person. He seems a lot more mellow and happier with himself. I think he’s realised that you don’t have to be mean or in anyway guarded, you can offer yourself in so many ways. And he’s given so much pleasure with his playing and deservedly got the accolades.”

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Eric Clapton was born in March 30, 1945  and he is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Besides that, he has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time and ranked second in Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. Also fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”.

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