Eric Clapton

2022 - 10 - 18

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The forgotten classic Eric Clapton and George Harrison wrote for ... (Far Out Magazine)

Famously, the magnetic guitarist Clapton helped the Fab four axman Harrison perfect his magnum opus and provided musical backing to his third studio album, ...

The cameo appearance of Ringo Starr is also interesting, a signifier of things to come for The Beatles drummer. The key change in the middle of ‘Badge’ as it jumps into the solo is nothing short of glorious. Either way, the song is a Cream classic, and the fact that the track contains five of the era’s most iconic musicians is awe-inspiring. “Thinkin’ ’bout the times you drove in my car/Thinkin’ that I might have drove you too far” and “I told you not to wander ’round in the dark/I told you ’bout the swans, that they live in the park” are just some of the weird, childish lines. Of course, who else could have been the one behind the silly line about foreboding swans that inhabit the park? Speaking of the songwriting predicament that Cream found themselves in, Harrison explained: “Each of them had to come up with a song for that Goodbye album and Eric didn’t have his written.” This account of the songwriting operation for Goodbye explains a lot, as at some points the album feels a little incomplete. It was long believed to be Harrison who played the classic guitar line when it was actually old ‘Slowhand’ all along, and ironically, it is one of his best moments of the six-string. After that, Ringo (Starr) walked in drunk and gave us that line about the swans living in the park.” In fact, it is arguably one of the greatest The song is nothing short of a forgotten classic. Harrison played rhythm guitar on the song, which is a grooving rock number. What would ensue would become one of rock’s most famous friendships, featuring a shared wife, voodoo magic and some iconic songwriting — basically everything you need to ensure a legend for the ages.

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The Unfortunate Fate Of Eric Clapton's Children (Rock Celebrities)

For instance, Korn's Jonathan Davis has been battling with depression, PTSD, and anxiety resulting from being sexually abused as a child. He tries to channel ...

His mother, Patricia, wasn’t mature enough to raise a child when she gave birth to him, and his father didn’t consider their marriage a serious partnership. Although the musician’s grandparents eventually told him the truth when he was nine, he had no idea who his father was. The musician sadly grew up believing his grandmother Rose was his mother, Rose’s second husband, Patricia’s stepfather was his father, and his mother was his older sister. Woloschuk researched Canadian Armed Forces service records and finally learned that Edward Walter Fryer was Clapton’s father, and he died from leukemia on May 15, 1985, in Newmarket, Ontario. His mother was 16 years old at the time of the marriage, while his father was 25. Eric Clapton released his song ‘Tears In Heaven’ in 1992. Gene Simmons’ mother also experienced the same tragedy in Nazi concentration camps and tried to hold the Simmons family together when [her husband left them.](https://metalheadzone.com/gene-simmons-shares-how-being-abandoned-by-his-father-affected-his-big-ego/) She has continued to [stand by her father’s side](https://rockcelebrities.net/eric-clapton-receives-some-cruel-comments-about-his-sons-tragic-death-his-daughter-ruth-reacts/) at all times possible. In 1979, the musician married Pattie Boyd, but it wasn’t a happy marriage. Nonetheless, they managed to form a father-daughter relationship and support each other in bad times. His second wife was Melia McEnery, and they had three daughters named Julie Rose, Ella Mae, and Sophie. Many artists struggle with mental health issues rooted in their difficult childhood, the tragedies they were exposed to, or their difficulty handling fame and attention.

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