Exclusive Audio: Jann Wenner's 1968 Interview with Eric Clapton

1968 was a tumultuous year for Eric Clapton: In October, he would break up his power trio Cream, partly because of a negative review in Rolling Stone. Before all that, though, he sat down in the spring of that year with RS editor Jann S. Wenner, in a wide ranging discussion that included why he modeled his hair after Bob Dylan, his thoughts on the early blues guitar legends and why he doesn't like to watch Jimi Hendrix perform.

Listen to an excerpt from Eric Clapton's famous 1968 sit-down with RS founder Jann S. Wenner:

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