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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clapton has always contradicted himself in
interviews, often in the same interview, one classic, on the Southbank show
which was released as "the man and his Music", he was questioned on his then
current single, "I don't know why I called it 'Holy Mother', oh yes I do",
surely he thought out something like this before hand? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He seems often to say whatever it is he thinks the
interviewer wants to hear, clever marketing or just an easy going nature? Decide
for yourself.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Simon</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=EddyPauley@aol.com
href="mailto:EddyPauley@aol.com">EddyPauley@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=slowhand@planet-torque.com
href="mailto:slowhand@planet-torque.com">slowhand@planet-torque.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 08, 2006 6:34
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Slowhand] EC Memory and
Interviews.........</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Garamond
color=#0000ff size=4 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="14">In a message dated 1/8/2006
12:16:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:slowhand-request@planet-torque.com">slowhand-request@planet-torque.com</A>
writes:<BR><BR>
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color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10" BACK="#ffffff">Message:
2<BR>Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 11:34:57 -0500<BR>From: "DeltaNick" <<A
href="mailto:deltanick@comcast.net">deltanick@comcast.net</A>><BR>Subject:
[Slowhand] Re: WT<BR>To: "Slowhand Digest" <<A
href="mailto:slowhand@planet-torque.com">slowhand@planet-torque.com</A>><BR>Message-ID:
<<A
href="mailto:002d01c61471$767d7030$103ffa45@D4MT8H51">002d01c61471$767d7030$103ffa45@D4MT8H51</A>><BR>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="x-user-defined"<BR><BR>>>[O]ne thing that EC said
has confused me. Part of the show was about a <BR>>>farm that RL had
and how all his mates (including EC) would hang out <BR>>>there and
play. EC said that he wrote Wonderful Tonight there with RL. I
<BR>>>always thought that EC wrote that song at home while waiting for
Pattie <BR>>>to get ready. <<<BR><BR>This all goes to validate a
point I've made, over the years, that EC is <BR>inconsistent in interviews.
He has done this type of thing so many times. I <BR>think he often responds
with the answer he believes the interviewer wants to <BR>hear. When you read
an interview with him, you don't know if the answer is <BR>truthful, an
attempt to end the interview as quickly as possible, or given <BR>for some
other reason.<BR><BR>
DeltaNick<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="14" BACK="#ffffff"><BR>Could be something as simple as
a faulty or sketchy memory. Some things he is asked about in interviews
occurred many, many years ago. And frankly I imagine public/press put a
lot more emphasis on the details of some issues than EC does. <BR><BR>Granted
some events are more important and thus better to easily remember. That
said I suspect there might be some kind of mix up concerning WT as I would
think he would remember some of the specifics such as where and when that song
was written - but maybe not.<BR><BR>Also could be that both stories are
partially accurate. Lyrics written at home waiting on Pattie.
Finished putting the actual music to the lyrics at Ronnie Lane's pad?
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