IT is often said of Eric Clapton that he is a rock icon and a living legend. He was, as we know, the man who gave us Layla, Wonderful Tonight, and Tears in Heaven. But behind the veil of pop stardom there is a man who reveals himself here as someone who
IT is often said of Eric Clapton that he is a rock icon and a living legend.
He was, as we know, the man who gave us Layla, Wonderful Tonight, and Tears in Heaven.
But behind the veil of pop stardom there is a man who reveals himself here as someone who has had, to say the least, trials and tribulations.
Twice he recovered from addictions to drugs and alcohol; recovered from the death of his young son, and the break-up of a marriage.
Clapton's book is an honest portrait: an account of a life which has seen him dominate the pop scene, and one which certainly had a darker side.
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