Thanks for shedding *absolutely no light* on the question of why Eric Clapton fell out with Eddie Van Halen!

They were both alcoholics and alcoholics got issues.

This is why you should use Paul Gilbert as a role model. He never says a bad word about any guitarist even though most couldn’t carry his jock.

No one realize there's a cut, a gap at 2:16 so that it all makes no sense? Come on, there's a part missing, nobody heard?

Never mind all this Eddie and Clapton crap, Let's hear more of Eddie with the Stray Cats!!!!!

EVH was a jackass when he was drunk - well documented

Having heroes is not a good idea.

The lesson here is that one should never teabag their heroes.

Rory Gallagher now there was a true blues player

When Gilmour was asked who his favorite guitar player was, he said Jeff Beck. Then they played together, jamming on, among other things, ELP. Not all guitar heroes have ego problems.

Love and respect for these two legends. We're all jerks sometimes!

Nobody ever looked like they're having more fun playing the guitar than Eddie.

Never put 2 big dogs in the same room. They will fight.

I met Eddie Van Halen in 2014 and he was just a normal dude. Very cool to chat with.

Sounds like Clapton was being a bit precious about his playing - he should be honoured by the tribute Van Halen was trying to give him - whether he liked the playing or not!

Why do we hero worship?

Who didn't have a testy relationship with Clapton? Or Eddie as well?

Clapton was great in the Blues Breakers and Cream..

"Insulting." Did that paranoid junkie actually think that those two guys got together to mock him?

Both of them added joy to many folks

Brian May was the one that said it was a tribute to Clapton Edward thought they were just Jamming.

*Hey Great Video. Do 1 Next on why **_EVERYBODY_** fell out with EVH. Including his wife. 3 singers. And his 30-year bass player.*

why was this even worth making a video about????

We can appreciate both. They were just different guitar players. Clapton was coming out of his drug and alcohol addictions. Eddie was just getting started…and it got real bad him. RIP EVH.

Clapton was a "right time right place' type of guy. EVH was an "any time any place" type of guy.

I'm too stoned for this right now.

Well, there went close to four minutes of my life that I’ll never get back…

Why is Clapton like Irish Coffee? Because they both suck without Cream

Clapton is a More Traditional blues player. As to where EVH is more of a Shredder.

Eddie probably got the "teabag" moniker from a Guitar Player magazine interview of Jeff Beck where Beck was asked about his contemporaries Page and Clapton.Beck said of Clapton that he was a teabag.Clapton and Van Halen were both a bit steeped in their own hype.

Clayton's legend in his own mind

Most guitarists rip off Eric Clapton's work live and in studio with Cream and The Blues Breakers. Its a fact. Van Halen owes a lot too those bands more than any other.

Don't drink and talk.

For me, Clapton was at his pinnacle with Derek and the Dominoes. After that, all down hill. Of course having Duane Allman play with you on the Layla recording always helps out. I have seen Eric a couple times. EVH the same.

meanwhile, clapton asked: "mind if i borrow your bird?"

Glen Campbell very underrated.

Rory Gallagher, No ego, a pure gentleman, respect for other musicians and fans, an Irish man, and the best guitarist in the world, as said Jimi Hendrix on Rory..

Why would anyone give a flying fuck about this?

Eddie's style never mixed well with other players in general. Eddie was Eddie for better or worse.

When one person in an alcohol-based friendship gets sober, the friendship often ends. The sober friend no longer feels comfortable around alcoholic behavior and (if in recovery) tries to make life changes. They sometimes try to convince the drinker to change, against their will. The drinking alcoholic can feel disrespected , judged, or abandoned, and, because they're still in their addiction, become mean. Add in celebrity ego and it's no surprise these friendships frequently break up.

Brian May sent a copy of the track to Eric Clapton and EC said right out in an interview: “It was so horrible. And they dedicated it to me. They sent me a copy, and I put it on, expecting something, and, you know, I was almost insulted that they should send this to me.” Jeez, chill out EC

Eric shouldn't have taken Eddy's comment so personally.

Ha! I thought I was the only one who called limeys "teabags"!

TLDR: Eddie called Clapton a “teabag”.

Hey man, at 2:17 there is a cut that makes the audio not make any sense. Who was reconciled with a newly-sober Clapton? What event between which people made the reconciliation necessary?

Always cooler to take the high road in situations like this. You come offl looking better. Eddie Van Halen dissed Jimmy Page saying he plays like has a broken hand in concert. Page just compliments Eddie when asked about him. When you are really great and so many people look up to you and buy your music,, one of the best selling guitarists and songwriters who ever lived, like Page is, no need to throw around petty criticisms. Page always compliments guitarists and guitar playing, it is an instrument forever linked to him. So many kids, young teens back in the day 1970s and 1980s, looked up to Page, and they still do, a good man. No ego, nice guy to his fans. Upsetting seeing stories like this petty insulting behavior of Clapton and Eddie Van Halen.

i could have stopped after reading the title. i scarcely the wiser.

Dude had the press in his back pocket. Stuff like this never got out.

Eric Clapton is a legend! 🤘😎

To summarize Eddie got drunk and Clapton was being a dick so Eddie called him a "Tea Bag" and that's the last time they spoke.

Clapton believed his own hype , so when someone comes along that outshines him, he didnt like that. Slowhand is about right.

That's what happens when Brian May tries to play the blues. Throwaway.

When EGO's Clash

“Blues Breaker” sounds good to me. 🤔

They are both great in their own ways, and they both suck in their own ways.

I love listening to Clapton. Gets me to sleep every time 😴

Clapton and I haven't spoken in years. What rot.

In the 80's I was a HUGE Iron Maiden fan. When I met the teabags Bruce and Adrian.. well, that ruined everything.

These two spent holidays together and were absolutely cool with each other. Mutual admiration and respect. Practically bros from another mother. Two Mt. Rushmore guitarists who cared deeply for one another.

Obviously Eddie knew his way around a fret board but Brian Setzer is an actual musician.

That’s what usually happens when the student becomes the teacher.

Eddie made a comment that upset Eric Clapton. It was made because Eddie was disillusioned about Eric. That's Eddie's work. Eric was upset about being called a name and so that's Eric's issue. Beyond that, I don't know what the nature of their differences were. I don't know what Eddie was disillusioned about, but to be disillusioned, one must first have an illusion. But if we surpass our heroes, it is more mature to do so with some grace. If you surpass your king or believe you have, then there is no need to kill him. Our illusions are our own. If our illusions are sparked by heroes, then simply thank them for having the shoulders you stand on. This is more than about who is a better player.

No one could rock like buck owens.

2:15 - Something was edited out at that point. Unfortunate, because considering the what was being said at that particular moment it might've been crucial to the story. Oh well...

The breakdown of respect between Edward and Eric was really tragic…..I think what happened was Eric was a very purist ‘blues’ player and made some judgemental statements about Ed on the blues breaker track because Eric took it way too seriously. Much more seriously than Ed had intended…Edward and Brian were just loose jamming to clear their heads….It wasn’t meant to be something to be rated and calibrated according to build ups and structures.,,Then Eric made the rather tactless statement that they(Ed and Brian) ‘can’t play the blues’ which was Eric judging something for what it was never intended to be……..Then Ed called Eric a ‘teabag’ and things went downhill fast.😔🙄

I don't think shiting on someone after there not around to defend themselves is appropriate

A drunk being drunk and a drunk trying to figure out how to be sober. Oil and water.

Clapton is a bloody teabag ! Perfect wit.

On his birthday each year, Clapton sent Eddie a box of poop.

Why would Clapton review a tribute played for him? The point was the tribute, not the relative quality of the music. If someone gives you a gift, do you critique the quality of the gift. That would be dumb and callous. Clapton was dumb and callous.

Clapton earned a spot on his own right on the guitarists Jurassic Park.

This is EXACTLY what happened when Clapton met Chuck Berry. Berry had been a hero of his...until he actually met him which he called "the biggest disappointment of my life." Berry was the biggest a$$hole you could EVER meet. Keith Richards put together a tribute to Berry's 60th birthday called "Hail Hail Rock n' Roll" in which Clapton was a part of. Berry treated both of them like they were garbage. Richards said Berry actually punched him in the face over a stupid disagreement. Clapton was outraged at the disrespect and jealousy of Berry!

Did Clapton try to steal Eddies wife too?

I like both of their music and have been a long time fan of both, however if you told me I had to pick one to listen to the rest of my life I would choose Clapton.

Two alcoholics becoming best friends is never a good idea.

Eric Clapton initiated the feud by dismissing the tribute song, saying, "I'm embarrassed to have my name on it. Neither guitarist can play for shit." Both Brian AND Eddie are 10 times more innovative than Eric could ever dream of being.

I'm surprised that Clapton found the dedication insulting, I used to listen to that 'jam' as a kid and thought the Van Halen parts were some of the most amazing guitar I'd ever heard. Each to their own.

Don’t idolize your heroes they’ll just let you down because they are not who you think they are. I’ve been through that journey.

What's also true: the rocky relationship between Eddie van Halen and Eric Clapton is a stark reminder of how consumption can drive a wedge between even the most talented individuals.

Eddie’s playing was far beyond anything Clapton could ever imagine

Eddie seems to have had a problem with everyone.

I like Clapton’s playing, however, I enjoy Eddie’s much more. Just a thought, am I the only one who scoffs at the idea that Clapton was given the title guitar god? Try to follow me here, when the rock band era and album era started, it was mainly Harrison and Richards and guys from the kinks and The Who, non of them to me, seperated themselves from the group. Then Clapton who was in the yardbirds with Page and Beck , showed up on the scene with Cream and of course named guitar god and for a year or 2 , if that, he had little competition because Page was doing sessions and hadn’t yet formed Zeppelin and Beck hadn’t quite become Beck that we know. Along comes 1967 and it’s Hendrix and Clapton realized I’m not so unique and great after all. Then around 1 or 2 years later, we get Blackmore, Santana, Gilmour, Hackett, Howe, Allman and Beck as we know him and of course the force that was Page and Zeppelin. And that’s just to name a few. And in the middle of all this, Clapton was reported saying he gave up mindless jamming years ago.🤷🏼‍♂️ what was he saying? I can’t recall him doing anything that resembles mindless jamming, whatever that means. He goes from Rock to some hybrid of country blues, and doesn’t resemble any guitar god. I feel as if he tucked his tail and ran from the other players. Throughout the 70’s many new players appear and of course Eddie Van Halen who changed guitar playing more than Hendrix in my opinion. I just feel there are a couple dozen better players and a dozen more influential than Clapton, who I think is very good but a guitar god? For a year or 2 or maybe not so much🤔 are there any others who feel this way? Let me know, I’m curious 🎸

Jan Akkerman (Focus) said it profoundly. "Every guitarist comes from a different place". I'm paraphrasing here but it is true. There is no definitive title of "greatest". There are gamechangers; Eric, Eddie or even Buddy Holly and George Harrison. In jazz, you have Al DiMeola and John McLaughlin or Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel and that new kid Matteo Mancuso from Sicily (insane). They all come from different places. The gold standard for Eric and Eddie was the uncanny ability to compose songs around their amazing guitar arrangements.

I met Ace Frehley in 2012 at his book signing. Complete wreck. He was rude,incoherent about certain Kiss songs and what record they released on. He wasnt drinking,but he sure looked like he needed a hit. Very weird conversation with him overall,then it got worse. Two girls behind me were next in line and he up and walked out on them both,saying he would be back later. They were the last two in that line! LOL. He could have stayed for 10 more minutes? Nope,he just split. I've heard from a few others they had the same experience with him. Rude and his mind was some where else instead of meeting fans. So yeah it can be true at times,never meet your heroes. Sometimes it can be amazing though. Two people that were the opposite of Ace though are Gary Cherone and Nunno Bettencourt,they couldn't be more classy and down to earth. I still have my 1992 CD they signed when they played Fresno. :D

Eddie could play Clapton…Clapton could not play Van Halen. Simple as that.

If Eric new more about window screens, there would be a lot fewer tears in heaven.

Put 2 introverted misanthropes in the same room and this is what you get...annoyance.

Never thought Clapton was that good he had a few good riffs , but was known for stealing your girlfriend

EVH...the ultimate 16 year old all his life!

How much was edited out at 2:16? And why? Video makes no sense.

To be fair, Eric is a teabag.

Well, Clapton's best guitar work was with Cream, too bad his SG got stolen. As for EVH, never cared for the guy but his influence on so many is undeniable.

FIrst off, Clapton's playing is/was not innovative. It was just blues licks. As for EVH, his playing WAS revolutionary. I'm with Eddie on that.

So true Eric ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 100%

EvH became a jerk because of his drinking. Sammy knows all about it.

I remember when I first started at university mentioning to my chemistry professor that I idolized Sir Isaac Newton and he told me not to because he was a cruel man.

I KNEW there had to be a story behind this crap! I was SOO PISSED at Eddie for his crappy remarks towards later Clapton. There was vitriol in his voice. I have been down the path of addiction like both of them. Thank GOD I got out.

Eric Clapton is a teabag.

Sounds like someone was high or drunk when he made the comment.

Eddie playing the Blues….tapping 😂. You teabag!!