Eric Clapton details his life from a secluded childhood in Surrey to his status as a central figure in blues and rock music. He traces his technical apprenticeship in the Yardbirds and Cream, his fixation on Robert Johnson’s technique, and the personal turbulence behind the recording of Layla. The narrative documents his protracted battles with heroin and alcohol addiction, the collapse of his marriage to Pattie Boyd, and the accidental death of his young son, Conor. He describes the process of achieving sobriety and his subsequent focus on establishing the Crossroads Centre.
Guitarists and music historians read this account to understand the specific fingerstyle techniques and equipment choices that shaped the British blues revival. Fans of twentieth-century biography find a direct record of the professional rivalries and collaborations involving figures like George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix. The reader gains a technical perspective on the evolution of the electric guitar and a candid inventory of the personal costs associated with long-term substance abuse and recovery.
Clear-cut; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
