A lot of people are sharing the Inside Hook transcript of Eric Clapton's on stage racist rant from 1976. But it doesn't include his exhortation to the crowd to vote for Enoch Powell. Read his remarks in full. https://www.thedailybeast.com/eric-clapton-apologizes-for-racist-past-i-sabotaged-everything
2004, in an interview with Uncut magazine, Eric Clapton said Enoch Powell was "extraordinarily brave".
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/dec/01/ericclaptonisnotgod
2007, Eric Clapton continues to say the opinions of Enoch Powell were relevant.
https://www.theweek.co.uk/people/37315/night-eric-wasn%E2%80%99t-so-wonderful
I'm looking for confirmation of these remarks by Eric Clapton, where he refused to apologise for his 1976 rant, despite playing at the Nelson Mandela birthday concert. https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=29024
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