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Eric Clapton autobiography provides in-depth life picture
Bailey Singletary
Issue date: 10/26/07 Section: Opinion
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The book shows the truth behind drug and alcohol addiction, how low it will take a person, how many relationships it will crush and how hard it can be to get back to the top. Some might finish the book and keep their opinion that Clapton is a pompous and self-centered jerk, which is expected.
If you don't know anything about "Slowhand" before you read the book, I have a feeling you will be somewhat of a fan by the time you turn the last page of "Clapton."
For those who have admired this rock legend since the first time they heard him, it is definitely a must-read. Musicians usually talk about their lives through interviews with the large-headed Larry King and are forced to leave some of the more interesting events out because of FCC regulations.
In autobiographies, artists are allowed to pour out their hearts and souls, because nothing is taboo in books.
Clapton is completely honest in his book, and it is very humbling.
While I'd recommend almost any musician's autobiography to someone who wants something interesting to read, Clapton's stands out in a way because it shows that not everyone is perfect and there's always a way to come out of the worst times of your life.
If you don't know anything about "Slowhand" before you read the book, I have a feeling you will be somewhat of a fan by the time you turn the last page of "Clapton."
For those who have admired this rock legend since the first time they heard him, it is definitely a must-read. Musicians usually talk about their lives through interviews with the large-headed Larry King and are forced to leave some of the more interesting events out because of FCC regulations.
In autobiographies, artists are allowed to pour out their hearts and souls, because nothing is taboo in books.
Clapton is completely honest in his book, and it is very humbling.
While I'd recommend almost any musician's autobiography to someone who wants something interesting to read, Clapton's stands out in a way because it shows that not everyone is perfect and there's always a way to come out of the worst times of your life.
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