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Clapton

: The Autobiography

With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography. More than a rock star, Eric Clapton is an icon, a living embodiment of the history of rock music.

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“In my lowest moments, the only reason I didn't commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn't be able to drink anymore if I was dead.”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: Suicide, Alcoholism, Rock Bottom

“Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached. Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: Music, Politics, Religion, Bullshit, God

“All I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run.”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: Settling Down

“The music scene as I look at it today is a little different from when I was growing up. The percentages are roughly the same—95 percent rubbish, 5 percent pure.”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: Music, Rubbish, Pure

“I was too shy to ask any of the girls I knew at school, but there was this new girl in class, and because she was new, it was open season on her. As luck would have it, she was put at the desk directly in front of me in the classroom, so one morning I plucked up courage and asked her, without any id…”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: Shy, Shag, Sex, punishment, Shame

“At first I was quite happy going to school. Most of the kids who lived on the Green next to us started at the same time, but as the months went by, and it dawned on me that this was it for the long haul, I began to panic. The feelings of insecurity I had about my home life made me hate school. All I…”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: School, Insecurity, Anonymity, Panic

“Early in my childhood, when I was about six or seven, I began to get the feeling that there was something different about me. Maybe it was the way people talked about me as if I weren't in the room.”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: Feeling Different, Childhood

“I have always been resistant to doctrine, and any spirituality I had experienced thus far in my life had been much more abstract and not aligned with any recognized religion. For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music. It cannot be manipulated, or politicized…”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: Doctrine, Spirituality, Religion, Music, Manipulated

“Music became a healer for me, and I learned to listen with all my being.”

— Eric Clapton, amazon.com

Tagged: Music, Healing