Brian May has long admired Eric Claptons talents as a musician, but he draws the line when it comes to the Tears in Heaven singers views on COVID-19 vaccines .

In an interview with The Independent published Saturday, the Queen guitarist criticized Clapton, who in July vowed not to perform where proof of vaccinations are required.

I love Eric Clapton, hes my hero, but he has very different views from me in many ways, May said . Hes a person who thinks its OK to shoot animals for fun, so we have our disagreements, but I would never stop respecting the man.

Regarding those who in general oppose the vaccine, May said, Anti-vax people, Im sorry, I think theyre fruitcakes. Theres plenty of evidence to show that vaccination helps.

On the whole theyve been very safe, he added. Theres always going to be some side effect in any drug you take, but to go around saying vaccines are a plot to kill you, Im sorry, that goes in the fruitcake jar for me.

Elsewhere in the Independent interview, May argued that it would have been impossible for anyone to make worse decisions regarding COVID-19 than British Prime Minister Boris Johnson .

At every point he did too little, too late, he said.