A visibly emotional Eric Clapton has shared a tribute to John Mayall, who passed away on 22 July at the age of 90. Clapton was once part of Mayall's Bluesbreakers and recorded the seminal 'Beano' album in 1966 that would go on to inspire generations of blues-rock guitarists.
Clapton's personal video eulogy credits his friend Mayall with opening the door to his career as a musician. "I want to say thank you chiefly for rescuing me from oblivion and god knows what when I was a young man around the age of 18/19 when I decided that I was going to quit music," began Clapton. "He found me and took me into his home and asked me to join his band. And I stayed with him and I learned all that I really have to draw on today in terms of technique and desire to play the kind of music I love to play.
