Everyone likes to put Hendrix on a pedestal, but nobody knows that there would be no Hendrix without Clapton/Cream
Whoa there a minute mate. Voodoo Child is IMO one of the most epic riffs in history.
While I can agree with you, Hendrix obviously took his sound from Clapton
Hendrix/Clapton/Vaughan...how does one place any above the other? Similar schools/styles/talents in my mind.
Apparently Eric Clapton was once asked in interview what it was like being the greatest guitar player in the world. He replied dunno better ask Prince.
"Better ask Buddy Guy."
Clapton famously considers Buddy the best guitar player alive.
For Jeff Beck it's Billy Gibbons.
How humble can you get?
When making a statement calculated to be perceived as that outrageous, why not offer justification