--- title: Eric Clapton is a Justin Bieber Fan description: Eric Clapton revealed in a Billboard interview that he has joined legions of Bieber fans, after being introduced to the music by his daughters. canonical: https://time.com/4340686/justin-bieber-eric-clapton-fan/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-18T20:53:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:31.602Z og:title: Even Eric Clapton Is a Belieber Now og:description: Turns out Slowhand can't resist the Biebs. og:url: https://time.com/4340686/justin-bieber-eric-clapton-fan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f1a63cdd2bdd12c/698893c92dce015f489e9220/eric-clapton-justin-bieber-fan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Eric Clapton Performs At Royal Albert Hall In London og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Even Eric Clapton Is a Belieber Now twitter:description: Turns out Slowhand can't resist the Biebs. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f1a63cdd2bdd12c/698893c92dce015f489e9220/eric-clapton-justin-bieber-fan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Even Eric Clapton Is a Belieber Now  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 18, 2016 8:53 PM UTC  LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Eric Clapton performs at Royal Albert Hall (Photo by Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14: Eric Clapton performs at Royal Albert Hall (Photo by Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty Images)Neil Lupin—Redferns via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 18, 2016 8:53 PM UTC Even rock legend [Eric Clapton](http://time.com/3860032/eric-clapton-bb-king/) can’t resist [Bieber fever](http://time.com/4270642/justin-bieber-vevo-record/). During a recent interview with the [_Associated Press_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e64d92b8059f429396c340b598341ff5/eric-clapton-kind-might-be-saying-goodbye), Clapton revealed that it was his three daughters (ranging in age from 11 to 14) who introduced him to the tween sensation; while Clapton was initially “a little disappointed that they were talking about him,” he changed his mind once he heard the music. “It’s got some substance now,” Clapton added as way of explanation. Clapton joins a growing group of music heavy-hitters who have copped to enjoying Bieber’s tunes — most notably, [Kanye West](http://time.com/3822841/kanye-west-2015-time-100/), who [said](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/709070533581774848) that Bieber’s ubiquitous hit, “What Do You Mean?” was his favorite song of 2015. (h/t [Uproxx](http://uproxx.com/music/eric-clapton-justin-bieber-fan/)) Eric Clapton is a Justin Bieber Fan ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4340686/justin-bieber-eric-clapton-fan/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4340686/justin-bieber-eric-clapton-fan/"},"headline":"Even Eric Clapton Is a Belieber Now","datePublished":"2016-05-18T20:53:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:31.602Z","description":"Turns out Slowhand can't resist the Biebs","url":"https://time.com/4340686/justin-bieber-eric-clapton-fan/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Justin Bieber"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f1a63cdd2bdd12c/698893c92dce015f489e9220/eric-clapton-justin-bieber-fan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f1a63cdd2bdd12c/698893c92dce015f489e9220/eric-clapton-justin-bieber-fan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Eric Clapton Performs At Royal Albert Hall In London","caption":"Eric Clapton Performs At Royal Albert Hall In London","creditText":"Neil Lupin—Redferns via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4340686/justin-bieber-eric-clapton-fan/","name":"Even Eric Clapton Is a Belieber Now"}}]}] ```