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Phoebe Bridgers says Eric Clapton makes “extremely mediocre music”
Phoebe Bridgers has explained why she dissed Eric Clapton on a recent track, calling the legendary guitarist’s music “extremely mediocre.”‘Moon Song’, which appears on Bridgers’ new album ‘Punisher’, features the lyrics: “We hate ‘Tears In Heaven’/ But it’s sad that his baby died,” referencing Clapton’s 1992 single written about the death of his four-year-old son, Conor.Speaking in a new interview, Bridgers confirmed she is yet to hear from Clapton, or his people, about the song.“You know, I don’t think our Venn diagrams are very connected,” she told Double J. “I have such an Eric Clapton rant, because I think it’s just extremely mediocre music, but also he’s a famous racist.”Referencing the time Clapton made racist comments during a gig in