Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton says he suffered 'disastrous' side effects from COVID-19 vaccine, blames 'propaganda' insisting they're safe



Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton said he suffered "disastrous" side effects from his COVID-19 vaccine treatments and blamed "propaganda" insisting that the shots are safe.

What are the details?

Rolling Stone reported that the 76-year-old musician — known the world over for his stints with the Yardbirds and Cream in the 1960s as well as his long solo career marked by classic songs such as "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight" — in February got an initial AstraZeneca vaccine shot.

The magazine cited a letter Clapton wrote describing his ordeal to architect and anti-lockdown activist Robin Monotti Graziadei, who shared it with the guitarist's permission. Rolling Stone said it confirmed the authenticity of the letter — but that a Clapton rep didn't immediately respond to its request for comment.

"I took the first jab of AZ and straight away had severe reactions which lasted ten days," Clapton wrote in the letter, according to the magazine. "I recovered eventually and was told it would be twelve weeks before the second one…"

He added that "about six weeks later I was offered and took the second AZ shot, but with a little more knowledge of the dangers. Needless to say the reactions were disastrous, my hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks, I feared I would never play again," Rolling Stone said.

Clapton also shared in the letter that he suffers from "peripheral neuropathy and should never have gone near the needle" and that "the propaganda said the vaccine was safe for everyone," the magazine reported.

"I continue to tread the path of passive rebellion and try to tow [sic] the line in order to be able to actively love my family, but it's hard to bite my tongue with what I now know," the guitarist also wrote, according to Rolling Stone.

'Stand and Deliver'

Clapton hit the headlines late last year for a related reason: an anti-lockdown song "Stand and Deliver" — penned by iconic vocalist Van Morrison and recorded and released by Clapton.

As you might imagine the guitarist took a lot of grief from the left over the tune — as did Morrison.

Stand and Deliver by Eric Clapton - Music from The state51 Conspiracy youtu.be

In the letter, Clapton said "I found my voice" after being directed to Morrison and his new music, the magazine reported.

"And even though I was singing his words, they echoed in my heart," Clapton added in his letter, according to Rolling Stone. "I recorded 'Stand and Deliver' in 2020 and was immediately regaled with contempt and scorn."

The magazine noted that Clapton said in a statement last December that accompanied the song: "There are many of us who support Van and his endeavors to save live music; he is an inspiration. We must stand up and be counted because we need to find a way out of this mess. The alternative is not worth thinking about. Live music might never recover."

According to Rolling Stone, Clapton also wrote in his letter that "I've been a rebel all my life, against tyranny and arrogant authority, which is what we have now. But I also crave fellowship, compassion and love… I believe with these things we can prevail."

Anything else?

Last September, a Northern Ireland health minister labeled Morrison's anti-lockdown songs "dangerous." His tunes — "Born to Be Free," "As I Walked Out," and "No More Lockdown" — reportedly targeted the U.K. government for using COVID-19 lockdowns to "enslave" the people.

And he wasn't through by a long shot.

"Remember, those who are shutting down our economy haven't missed a paycheck since lockdown began," Morrison tweeted to his nearly 66,000 followers in December before adding a mocking zinger. "We are not in this together."

Van Morrison: 'Those who are shutting down our economy haven't missed a paycheck'



Iconic singer Van Morrison is known the world over for his instantly recognizable stellar vocals. And those among his biggest fans — in this case those who lean left politically — know something else about the veteran crooner: He has an attitude and doesn't scare easily.

So it's quite a thing to witness Morrison rip into coronavirus lockdowns, then watch leftists castigate Morrison's stance — then see the singer come back for more.

What's the background?

Morrison and fellow music superstar Eric Clapton have made a number of headlines over anti-lockdown songs. Back in September, a health minister in Northern Ireland labeled Morrison's anti-lockdown songs "dangerous." Morrison's tunes "Born to Be Free," "As I Walked Out," and "No More Lockdown" reportedly target the U.K. government for using COVID-19 lockdowns to "enslave" the people.

Clapton noted late last month that he and Morrison were releasing a new anti-lockdown song, "Stand and Deliver" — penned by Morrison and recorded by Clapton — and the guitarist took a lot of grief from the left over it.

But despite the ever-looming specter of cancel culture , Morrison just won't shut up.

On Monday the singer took to Twitter to blast politicians who suffer no economic hardships due to coronavirus lockdowns since they always stay employed as long as they're in office:

Remember, those who are shutting down our economy haven't missed a paycheck since lockdown began. We are not in this together.
— Van Morrison (@Van Morrison)1608565250.0

"Remember, those who are shutting down our economy haven't missed a paycheck since lockdown began," Morrison tweeted to his nearly 66,000 followers before adding a mocking zinger. "We are not in this together."

Earlier Monday he also tweeted, "10 months on and the @niexecutive still hasn't presented the science for the Northern Ireland lockdown."

How did folks react?

While it appears that the majority of fans lauded Morrison's stance ("You're spot on Van," one commenter replied. "We can't stand for this anymore."), others — whose ultimate loyalties are to their leftist causes — blasted Morrison:

  • "You're dead to me," one user wrote.
  • "From he who hath not had to worry about pay checks for decades!" another commenter said.
  • "I am a massive fan, but you're testing me with this bulls**t, you're in the wrong side of this argument, and you much like the people you refer to are not worried about a paycheck either, whilst huge numbers of people worry about nothing else," another user noted.

Far-left singer-songwriter David Crosby predictably skewered both Morrison and Clapton for their anti-lockdown stance:

Dumb ...childish ....masks and lockdown are how you beat this ...proof is already there ...New Zealand for instanc… https://t.co/VTqIs72dHs
— David Crosby (@David Crosby)1608581407.0

Specifically regarding Morrison, Crosby added the following:

Talented ....makes good records. ...but ....yeah that’s what my friends who know him say ...but then ...lots of peo… https://t.co/KeeDx5jims
— David Crosby (@David Crosby)1608581584.0

The media also is in lockstep against what the Morrison/Clapton collaboration hath wrought, as Consequence of Sound titled its piece, "Eric Clapton and Van Morrison Share Awful Anti-Lockdown Song 'Stand and Deliver'"; Variety said, "Van Morrison and Eric Clapton Strike the Wrong Note About COVID-19," and the Los Angeles Times took it a step further: "Eric Clapton's anti-lockdown protest song by Van Morrison is totally worth protesting."

Here's "Stand and Deliver":

Stand and Deliver by Eric Clapton - Music from The state51 Conspiracy youtu.be

(H/T: The Daily Wire)

Eric Clapton records a new anti-lockdown song. Now the cancel culture is coming for him.



Eric Clapton announced Friday that he and fellow music legend Van Morrison will be releasing a new anti-lockdown single in early December.

The announcement did not sit well with those who believe stringent, business-killing lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic should not be questioned. So the cancel culture went to work to try to discredit Clapton's anti-lockdown work by reminding people of racially insensitive remarks the rocker made more than 40 years ago.

What lockdown song?

Irish rocker and songwriter Morrison began releasing a series of anti-lockdown protest songs this fall for which he received serious pushback — including from his own government.

His first three songs — "Born To Be Free," "As I Walked Out," and "No More Lockdown" — questioned the COVID mandates the U.K. government put in place and said the lockdowns were being used to "enslave" the people. Morrison complained that the government was not allowing people to "have the right to think for themselves."

In response, Northern Ireland's health minister called the songs "dangerous."

Now Morrison is at it again with the new record collaboration with Clapton, which will the be the fourth song in the series, Variety reported Friday.

The new song, "Stand and Deliver," which was written by Morrison and recorded by Clapton, is set to be released Dec. 4.

Proceeds from the new single will be donated to Morrison's Lockdown Financial Hardship Fund, which the artist set up to benefit musicians whose careers were hobbled by lockdowns.

Clapton called the lack of live events due to government-imposed restrictions "deeply upsetting" and shared his appreciation for and alignment with Morrison in a statement Friday, as reported by Variety.

"There are many of us who support Van and his endeavors to save live music; he is an inspiration," Clapton said. "We must stand up and be counted because we need to find a way out of this mess. The alternative is not worth thinking about. Live music might never recover."

In the same release, Morrison said he and his fellow musicians are not giving up in pressing the government to stop standing in the way of live music events: "Eric's recording is fantastic and will clearly resonate with the many who share our frustrations. It is heart-breaking to see so many talented musicians lack any meaningful support from the government, but we want to reassure them that we are working hard every day to lobby for the return of live music, and to save our industry."

What old Clapton quote is the cancel culture focusing on?

Because Clapton dared to stand against government-instituted mandates, the cancel culture came for him.

In an effort to discredit Clapton's stance against lockdowns, the woke crowd dug up 44-year-old racist comments the artist made — comments he has recanted and for which he has repeatedly apologized.

The pro-lockdown crowd posted comments Clapton made at a 1976 Birmingham concert during which Clapton told the crowd he wanted to "stop Britain from becoming a black colony" and "keep Britain white."

In a profanity- and epithet-laden rant, Clapton told the crowd to support Enoch Powell, a known racist Tory member of Parliament, and to send foreigners packing, the Daily Beast reported.

Clapton has long lamented his statements and repeatedly said he was "ashamed" of how he had acted.

"I sabotaged everything I got involved with," the artist said, according to the Daily Beast. "I was so ashamed of who I was, a kind of semi-racist, which didn't make sense. Half of my friends were black, I dated a black woman, and I championed black music."

Music legend Van Morrison to release three new anti-lockdown 'protest' songs

Van Morrison makes no bones about his vehement opposition to the lockdown measures in place right now in the UK and elsewhere, and has enshrined his sentiments in three new songs.

New anti-lockdown songs from Van Morrison labeled 'dangerous' by Irish government health minister



Famous Irish singer-songwriter Sir Van Morrison's new anti-lockdown lyrics have been labeled "dangerous" by a health minister in Northern Ireland.

The singer said on Friday that he recorded three new "protest songs" in which he reportedly claims the U.K. government is using COVID-19 lockdowns to "enslave" the people. The new songs are called "Born to Be Free," "As I Walked Out," and "No More Lockdown" and will be released in two-week intervals beginning Sept. 25, AFP reports.

"Born To Be Free, As I Walked Out, and No More Lockdown are songs of protest which question the measures the Government has put in place," a statement on Morrison's website said. "Morrison makes it clear in his new songs how unhappy he is with the way the Government has taken away personal freedoms."

"I'm not telling people what to do or think, the government is doing a great job of that already," Morrison said. "It's about freedom of choice, I believe people should have the right to think for themselves."

According to the statement, Morrison "feels strongly that lockdown is in danger of killing live music."

The lyrics to "No More Lockdowns," as reported by the BBC, give an explicit idea of what Morrison thinks of the COVID restrictions adopted in the U.K.

"No more lockdown / No more government overreach," goes the chorus. "No more fascist bullies / Disturbing our peace."

"No more taking of our freedom / And our God given rights / Pretending it's for our safety / When it's really to enslave."

Morrison's lyrics also accuse scientists of "making up crooked facts" and, according to the BBC, refer to a viral Facebook post of a screenshot from a U.K. government website saying, "Covid-19 is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) in the UK."

"While it is true that Covid-19 does not meet the criteria for an HCID — which typically has a high fatality rate (as much as 50% in the case of Ebola) — the disease is still considered highly infectious, with no specific vaccines or treatment currently available," the BBC reports.

The health minister for Northern Ireland, Robin Swann, described the new songs as "dangerous."

"I don't know where he gets his facts," Swann said. "I know where the emotions are on this, but I will say that sort of messaging is dangerous."

This is not the first time the "Brown Eyed Girl" singer has created controversy over coronavirus lockdown policies. In August, Morrison tried to rally other musicians to "save live music" and campaign against socially distanced gigs.

"I call on my fellow singers, musicians, writers, producers, promoters and others in the industry to fight with me on this. Come forward, stand up, fight the pseudo-science and speak up," Morrison said.