Eric Clapton (artist) • The Paul McCartney Project

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Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr attend Eric Clapton’s wedding

May 19, 1979

Launch party for Mary Hopkin’s album “Post Card”

Feb 13, 1969

Paul McCartney attends a concert by Eric Clapton

Early February 1967

John Lennon and Paul McCartney attend a Who / Jimi Hendrix concert

Jan 29, 1967

Paul McCartney watches trumpeter David Mason on TV and Jimi Hendrix live

Jan 11, 1967

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Hanging out backstage at the Odeon was where I had my first meeting with the Beatles. Paul played the ambassador, coming out to meet us and saying hello. I remember him playing us the tune of “Yesterday,” which was half written, and asking everyone what they thought. He didn’t have the words yet. He was calling it “Scrambled Eggs,” and singing “Scrambled eggs… Everybody calls me scrambled eggs.” George and I hit it off right away. He seemed to like what I did, and we talked shop a lot. I Ie showed me his collection of Gretsch guitars, and I showed him my light-gauge strings, which I always bought from a shop called Clifford Essex on Earlham Street. I gave him some, and this was the start of what was to eventually become a long friendship; though not for a while, since the Beatles were then in another world to us. They were stars and climbing fast.
Eric Clapton – From “Clapton: The Autobiography” by Eric Clapton, 2008

Last updated on March 1, 2024