Library Rock's Backpages

Making The Cream Work, part 2

Jim Delehant, Hit Parader, November 1968

IN A BRITISH interview recently, Clapton denied the Cream breakup but added that the group can't last forever and each member had personal ambitions. Eric professed a strong desire to return to blues guitar playing. He seemed fed up with trying to write pop songs and holding on to a pop image, reasoning that he is first and always a blues guitarist.

Total word count of piece: 2156

Subscribe

Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.

Click here to go to Subscribe page.

Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.