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Eric Clapton: The Autobiography
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Very interesting if you are interested in Eric Clapton's career, especially the early days.
Clapton seems to have had it all; fame and money at a very early age, not always a good combination. His descent into alcohol and drug abuse is all to see in this book. You feel like you are going down with him - its a no holds barred kind of feeling .
He writes from the heart about losing his son and meeting his wife Melia and his feelings on becoming a father to three girls.
The fire and passion that he put into his early playing are conveyed by the way that he used his guitar for expressing his emotions in ways that he otherwise felt shy about. He is very honest about his addictive personality and his over dependence on drugs and alcohol. He is also honest about his womanizing and inability to commit to one woman at a time.
There were periods in his life where he was suicidal, but I found myself not especially sympathetic. Here was a man who jumped on the music bandwagon of the Sixties, always did what he wanted to do and made a good living doing the one thing in life that he was especially good at. Clapton comes across as articulate and comprehensive regarding the darker periods in his life, in spite of whatever substances were affecting him at the time.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the British Rock/Blues scene or anyone with an interest in conquering addictions.
4 stars 🍺💉🎸🎶💘
Clapton seems to have had it all; fame and money at a very early age, not always a good combination. His descent into alcohol and drug abuse is all to see in this book. You feel like you are going down with him - its a no holds barred kind of feeling .
He writes from the heart about losing his son and meeting his wife Melia and his feelings on becoming a father to three girls.
The fire and passion that he put into his early playing are conveyed by the way that he used his guitar for expressing his emotions in ways that he otherwise felt shy about. He is very honest about his addictive personality and his over dependence on drugs and alcohol. He is also honest about his womanizing and inability to commit to one woman at a time.
There were periods in his life where he was suicidal, but I found myself not especially sympathetic. Here was a man who jumped on the music bandwagon of the Sixties, always did what he wanted to do and made a good living doing the one thing in life that he was especially good at. Clapton comes across as articulate and comprehensive regarding the darker periods in his life, in spite of whatever substances were affecting him at the time.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the British Rock/Blues scene or anyone with an interest in conquering addictions.
4 stars 🍺💉🎸🎶💘
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