He pushed Michelob in the cheesily memorable "After Midnight" commercial back in '88, represented the new Honda Ascot back in '89. There was an ad for the Mercedes Benz G500 from the nineties, as well. Now, Eric Clapton (and Fender Guitars) partnered with T-Mobile to promote their latest 3G Smartphone. The annoying clip of the blues guitar legend, looking all campy and threadbare, is in hot rotation on network television. For the price of the phone, you could get a brand new
B.C. Rich Warlock Revenge. I'm kidding. Why would you want that?
Eric's currently exchanging godly licks with Jeff Beck on their co-headlining North American tour. Don't get me wrong, the man's musical canon is infallible. He's led a tumultuous life of drug-use, alcoholism, controversy, and catastrophe. Maybe it just shows in his face, at times.
Other nutty pictures of "Slowhand"
Bell Bottom Blues - Derek & The Dominos
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