Clapton (35 page)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

For their help in producing this book, I would like to thank Christopher Simon Sykes and Richard Steele, and a special thanks to Nici for all her hard work transcribing the manuscript.

PHOTO CREDITS

Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for the photos in this book:

GROWING UP

E.C. as a little boy, age four. (Courtesy of the author)

THE YARDBIRDS

E.C.’s student ID card at the Kingston School of Art, 1962. (Courtesy of the author)

JOHN MAYALL

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, circa 1966, London. Left to right: John Mayall, Hughie Flint, E.C., John McVie. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

CREAM

Cream leaving the London airport for Los Angeles, August 20, 1967. (Copyright © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS)

BLIND FAITH

E.C., circa 1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

DEREK AND THE DOMINOS

Derek and the Dominos, circa 1970. Left to right: Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, E.C. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives)

LOST YEARS

E.C. with Alice Ormsby-Gore, daughter of Lord Harlech, after the announcement of their engagement, in London. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

461 OCEAN BOULEVARD

E.C. on stage, 1974 tour. (Courtesy of the author)

EL AND NELL

E.C. and Pattie Boyd. (Courtesy of the author)

THE END OF THE ROAD

E.C. in the hospital. (Courtesy of the author)

HAZELDEN: PICKING UP THE PIECES

E.C. fishing. (Credit: Pattie Boyd)

RELAPSE

E.C. and Phil Collins. (Credit: Pattie Boyd)

CONOR

Conor Clapton. (Courtesy of the author)

THE AFTERMATH

E.C. and George Harrison in Japan. (Credit: Brian Roylance)

CROSSROADS

E.C. in front of the Crossroads Centre. (Credit: Stuart Clarke/Rex Features)

MELIA

E.C. and Melia on their wedding day. (Credit: Chip Somers)

A FAMILY MAN

The Clapton family. (Credit: Christopher Simon Sykes)

A YEAR ON THE ROAD

E.C. and the band. (Credit: Bob Gruen)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Clapton, Eric.

Clapton: the autobiography / Eric Clapton. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

1. Clapton, Eric. 2. Rock musicians—England—Biography. I. Title.

ML419.C58A3           2007

787.87166092—dc22

[B]                                                                        2007015482

eISBN: 978-0-7679-2842-7

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