We talked to the guitarist and songwriter in 2018 in this intimate interview on a variety of topics.

From this moment on, the rock album became a statement in itself, a measure of significance. Artists began looking at their albums as unified works.

The feature length film is anchored by her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, and audio recordings

The front album cover didn’t even call them Traffic; it just listed the names of the musicians. But there was no mistaking who they were.

The chain’s TV ads with the crazy pitch man were so ubiquitous in the New York metropolitan area, Dan Aykroyd spoofed them on Saturday Night Live

Cheap Trick broke musical and lyrical boundaries, even defying the look of a rock band with a couple of rock stars and a couple of nerds.

Some all-time classics by Rod Stewart, the Moody Blues and The Who were still climbing the chart while the Top 10 had a mix of pop, soul and rock favorites

It’s a song you’ve heard 100s of times. When it comes on the radio, you perk up because its instantly recognizable guitar introduces a welcome listen

The two had a long mutual admiration and respect for each other. When The Band were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, it was Clapton who gave the induction speech

The band was at the top of their game in August 1977 when they returned to their adopted home to play The Forum in Los Angeles