Rock and roll legend Eric Clapton raised $2.2 million for Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., at a current marketing campaign occasion.
Clapton carried out at a Los Angeles fundraiser for Kennedy on Monday in assist of his major marketing campaign towards President Biden.
Video footage of the live performance made its rounds on-line, exhibiting the Yardbirds alum shredding in entrance of a Kennedy 2024 banner.
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The personal live performance introduced in $2.2 million to Kennedy’s marketing campaign coffers, in keeping with a marketing campaign press launch. The marketing campaign stated it raised $1 million whereas the remaining $1.2 million went to a political motion committee supporting the Democrat’s presidential bid.
Tickets to the fundraiser price a cool $6,600, the Day by day Mail reported.
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“I’m deeply grateful to Eric Clapton for bringing his musical artistry and rebellious spirit to my gathering in Los Angeles final night time,” Kennedy stated within the press launch.
“I typically assume that in our divided society, it’s music slightly than any sort of mental settlement that has essentially the most potential to deliver us collectively once more,” Kennedy stated. “Eric sings from the depths of the human situation.”
“If he sees in me the opportunity of bringing unity to our nation, it’s only doable as a result of artists like him invoke a buried religion within the limitless energy of human beings to beat any impediment,” he added.
Clapton additionally joined Kennedy and his spouse Cheryl Hines for dinner at their dwelling alongside fellow music legend Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills & Nash fame, in addition to former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, I-Hawaii.
Stills, nonetheless, backed away from Kennedy after the fundraiser, in keeping with the Day by day Beast.
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The Day by day Beast reported that Stills was nonetheless behind Biden to be president in a press release by a spokesperson.
“I assist President Biden,” Stills stated. “I used to be there as a visitor to assist Eric Clapton who carried out.”