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In this book, Eric Clapton has plenty to say about all three. But he's got even more to say about a lot of other people, events, places and things. And in doing s Full Disclosure. And in doing so, he penned an incredible autobiography. This an amazing journey narrated by an incredible man. From abject poverty in Ripley, England, Eric Clapton ascended to the top of guitar virtuosity, crashed, burned, won it all, lost it all, rose again, crashed again, somehow survived and then wrote this book.

And this is a brilliantly written book. Clearly it is Clapton's story told by Clapton. And he tells it with great humility and grace. The story features almost every figure of the blues and rock music as well as contemporary art, design, cinema, fashion and, yes, addiction therapy.

All the suspects are here. And Clapton delivers precise insights into each and every one of them. Including, of course, the narrator himself. Eric Clapton reveals the harrowing tale of his alcoholism and the carnage it created in his life and the lives of those around him.

He unloads the sordid details of his personal failings and the costs incurred. I don't know much about books on addiction and recovery, but I'd bet this is one of the best books under that heading ever written. And, even when he's trying to get his act together, cruel fate deals him unimaginable grief and suffering.

Yet, Clapton perseveres and emerges the better for it. He dedicates himself to noble pursuits and stakes everything he has on them. And in doing so he is redeemed. This is a great book. It's a compelling story told by a genuinely human narrator. And it is very well written.

I didn't hesitate to give it five stars. View 2 comments. Nov 08, Carmen rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Clapton Fans. Shelves: he-says , traditionally-published , non-fiction. I'm not familiar with Clapton or his music. This book made him seem like a very selfish, inconsiderate individual. But it wasn't too boring. His struggles with heroin and alcohol were the most interesting. It's surprising that he comes off as so badly in his own words I don't think he even realizes how unsympathetic a character he makes himself.

As expected E. The family name is actually Clapp. Fortunately this was changed, otherwise that 60's graffiti would have been 'Clapp is God' which thankfully we were spared. As Eric recounts his rise to rock music ic 'The Autobiography' from Eric Clapton, published in , is perhaps a book I would never have read were it not for the fact that my better half picked this up for me at a local car boot sale.

As Eric recounts his rise to rock music icon, from Yardbird to John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes and all the way to Ocean Boulevard, the dedicated fan or casual reader will struggle to gain empathy or warm to this man.

Clapton's autobiography grows into a full, frank and honest confessional of his struggle with life in the fast lane. A serial adulterer, heavy heroin use and after almost forty years of the booze, a full blown alcoholic.

Thankfully, this book really takes off when this man is on his knees. After rehab, relapse and more rehab, the demons and Eric's dark night of the soul are overcome. Recounted with a searing psychological analysis, the mans career and life are resurrected. Perhaps after reading this, that old sixties graffiti 'Clapton is God' is still misworship. However, there is no doubt, and at the time of reading this, he is still on the road with a World Tour , funding his Crossroads rehab charity, with a settled and happy family life, he has found his soul and sobriety.

Well done Eric! View all 28 comments. Jul 07, Gretchen rated it it was ok. If you're a music fan -- this book is fab. But, if you're interested in Eric Clapton's life, it's a little drab.

You feel so sad for him as he chronicles his life spent in a haze of drugs and sex, even sacrificing for his music, but more than that, I was a little creeped out and even angry about his lack of respect for the poor women in his life -- especially Patti Boyd, the "love of his life. Finally he does, but the wasted time is almost sickening to witness. Jan 24, East Bay J rated it it was ok Shelves: music-bios. Then he started Cream, which was a little bluesy. Blind Faith, same story.

When his music was bluesy, it tended to follow what I think of as prescribed, by the numbers, modernized Chicago blues nonsense. His childhood goes a long way towards explaining this but, geez louise. Clapton also talks about his rehab journey, setting up the Crossroads Foundation, helping friends kick their habits and so forth.

And the way he talks about fashion, buying Ferraris and yachts, traveling, he comes off like a snob. Hey, Eric! Imagine, a musician thinking they were interesting! What a laugh! I kid, I kid. After reading this I come away with a new perspective on this fellow. The positives: i he is obviously a very talented guitarist; ii he has worked succcessfully to overcome his many personal deamons, and; iii he has extended a hand to help others overcome their personal deamons.

The negative: this fellow seems more than a little self-absorbed and his closing talk about his yacht just about put me over the edge. Feb 01, Cindi Hanson rated it really liked it Shelves: reads. What really surprised me was how awful he treated people, especially the women that he was involved with. I also found him to be a bit of a snob when it came to other music genres. The only thing that somewhat redeemed Clapton was that he seems to own his terrible behaviors.

Granted most of his bad behaviors stemmed from his substance abuse problems and his childhood issues. I also sensed a sadness with Clapton throughout the book. He just always seemed to be chasing the next best thing with his music and his personal relationships and never seemed to find it until he married his current wife, Malia. The saddest part of the story for me, was the chapter on his son.

Connor, who died at the age of 4 in a freak accident. Overall, I found Clapton to be somewhat remorseful for his terrible behavior. Overall, I enjoyed the book and found it to be informative.

Feb 22, Bill rated it it was ok. I have been struggling with how one rates an autobiography. Or do you rate based on how much you learned about the author, or how detailed the information is about the author's life, or based on how honest you think the author has been?

Well, other than writing style, which is surprisingly better than I would have thought, this one fall short in the other areas listed above. In fact, this book is a perfect example of the saying that "you shouldn' I have been struggling with how one rates an autobiography. In fact, this book is a perfect example of the saying that "you shouldn't meet your heroes".

There are definite gaps in the author's life, to a large extent because he was addicted to heroin for three years and then went directly from there to alcohol addiction which lasted over 20 years. So there are a large number of experiences the author does not remember at all. And what I found really distressing is how the author treated people throughout his life, often abusively, and the negative impact he had on so many people's lives. I am glad Clapton has been able to turn his life around, but I can't seem to forgive him for his selfishness and ego-centricity.

Nov 13, Sir rated it really liked it Shelves: favorites. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. After a second run-through, this time listening to the audio book, I noticed a lot that I missed the first time around. Most of the first half of the book talks about his childhood and establishing himself as the greatest guitarist in the world - My words, not his - talking about how he got involved with the various bands and musicians he played with and that influenced his career and his playing styles.

Interspersed is talk of drink, drugs and the women he was involved with. The second half of After a second run-through, this time listening to the audio book, I noticed a lot that I missed the first time around. The second half of the book focuses primarily on his well-known addictions to heroin and alcohol, the women in his life, and how he got clean and sober.

The music is still a large part of the book, but not the MAIN topic. My only wish is that Eric would have read the audio-book himself.

Mar 09, Lemar rated it it was ok. Jesus emerging from the forehead of the Queen might or might not elicit the raising of an eyebrow from Clapton. He was right there for everything yet seems to have found the action boring and the characters wanting.

Mystery hour. He is honest, that and his position at ringside give this book the faint pulse it has. Instead we get great material told by an indifferent participant in a flat style. Unlike many others, Clapton's Autobiography is brutally honest, freed from egoism and thus passionate, touching and inspiring journey through the thorns of his path.

It provides many deep and equally truthful insights into the amazing life of music from late '60s to date. Jan 13, Jibralta rated it liked it. I enjoy biographies about musicians. I'm not a Clapton fan, always considered him highly overrated, but I loved the LAYLA album because of the songs, the genius of the late Duane Allman's slide guitar work and the duets Eric sang throughout the album. Boyd considered Wonderful Tonight I enjoy biographies about musicians.

Boyd considered Wonderful Tonight song to be a love song, but Louise wrote that after reading Clapton it seemed he had written it out of annoyance, the song was sarcastic. Louise, that made me want to read the book to ascertain if I agreed with you.

After reading this autobiography, I found Clapton to be a unfaithful, serial adulterer, a liar, misogynistic narcissist. It's not the first time I read a biography that made me dislike the person! I found Clapton to be an incredibly boring person because it's based upon his journals, so it's full of a lot of details about his life that aren't interesting.

Clapton is not a visual person, so his writing lacks the descriptions that might make this bio more interesting. Clapton name drops like crazy, this gets nauseating after a while. I realize he's been famous for a LONG time, but Eric refers to so many people as his "good friend" and I don't think anyone has that many good friends, unless they're shallow and don't have a depth of feeling for anyone.

Another annoying problem of his writing he REALLY needed a ghostwriter when there's two men with the same name, he'll discuss them without the reader being able to tell who he's writing about, this happens a number of times throughout the book. I truly had no idea who he was talking about. What made me detest him is his callous disregard for his girlfriends; they were as disposable as toilet paper.

After living with Charlotte for three years, Eric is finally able to woo Pattie away from George Harrison. Pattie leaves Harrison probably because he ignored her and had no interest in sex to move in with Eric. Stunningly, Eric writes that he "told Charlotte to leave, so she moved back to France! She met Jimmy Page and had a relationship with him that gave him his daughter Scarlett. It's also what he does with every other woman he'd involved with.

When someone who's new comes along, Eric beds her and dumps that girlfriend without a thought. Incredibly, after Pattie, the love of his life, moves in, Eric almost immediately begins to cheat on her!

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