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Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood: “Forever Man”
by Scott Gilbreath ~ May 1st, 2009
Performances recorded at Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood’s Madison Square Garden concerts of February 2008 are scheduled to be released 19 May on CD and on DVD. If this clip of “Forever Man” is any indication, it will be great. These guys rock pretty good for geezers.
Each release will include two discs, and the DVD set will also available on Blu-Ray.
Brits will get to watch the show for free on BBC 4, Monday, 4 May.
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May 2nd, 2009 at 06:10 PM
I think Eric Clapton is still one of the best rock guitarists.
I read somewhere (forgotten where now) that, in the early days, some Christians approached him and asked if they could pray for him – he said something like, “why would I turn down an offer like that” and they did.
It doesn’t seem to have affected his life much, but in the end, you never know.
May 6th, 2009 at 06:00 PM
After reading Eric Clapton’s autobiography this winter, I am intrigued by David’s comment. There is much that has changed in Clapton’s life, although he apparently hasn’t reached Christ’s truth yet.
BTW the quote that David mentions is in the autobiography.
May 6th, 2009 at 06:49 PM
Clapton wrote one of his greatest songs, “Presence of the Lord”, in the late 60s, and I recall hearing at the time that it was inspired by some kind of Christian experience. The experience was apparently short-lived, but the song remains on his regular concert playlist. In fact, it’s recorded for the umpteenth time on the Clapton-Winwood CD/DVD. God isn’t finished with Eric Clapton yet.
May 6th, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Eric writes that Presence of the Lord was written about finding his house at Hurtwood, however he writes the following about a time in rehab:
“At that Moment, almost of their own accord, my legs gave way and I fell to my knees. In the privacy of my room I begged for help. I had no notion who I thought I was talking to, I just knew that I had come to the end of my tether, I had nothing left to fight with. Then I remembered what I had heard about surrender, something I thought I could never do, my pride just wouldn’t allow it, but I knew that on my own I wasn’t going to make it, so I asked for help, and, getting down on my knees, I surrendered.
Within a few days I realized that something had happened for me. An atheist would probably say it was just a change of attitude, and to a certain extent that’s true, but there was much more to it than that. I had found a place to turn to, a place I’d always known was there but never really wanted, or needed, to believe in. From that day until this I have never failed to pray in the morning, on my knees, asking for help, and at night, to express gratitude for my life and, most of all, for my sobriety…. If you are asking why I do all this, I will tell you, because it works, as simple as that.”