Nope. Clapton is overrated. Simply didn't write most of his biggest songs.
Great player. He can make other people's songs sound great. Can't put him in the top tier if most of his well-known songs are covers.
Jimi. That's it.
And Jimmy Page is up there.
Each one of them changed rock history, wrote great songs, influenced generations, and merged technical greatness with melodic catchiness.
Doesn't matter. Our mopey PlayStation All-American porsters are still going to keep shouting the names of guys we're not going to hire, as if it will matter.
It's the death rattle of the Mope Squad. Now that they are losing all their mopey subject matter, they are going to fight over technicalities and definitions...
Don't be mad.
Mario likes picking people's brains. I know the Mulletlovers were hoping for more, but it was just a courtesy call and a meeting of the minds, not a serious interview.