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“I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices were my specialty, and if something honest and decent came along, I would shun it or run the other way.”
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, he is an icon, a living embodiment of the history of rock music. Well known for his reserve in a profession marked by self-promotion, flamboyance, and spin, he now chronicles, for the first time, his remarkable personal and professional journeys.
Born illegitimate in 1945 and raised by his grandparents, Eric never knew his father and, until the age of nine, believed his actual mother to be his sister. In his early teens his solace was the guitar, and his incredible talent would make him a cult hero in the clubs of Britain and inspire devoted fans to scrawl “Clapton is God” on the walls of London’s Underground. With the formation of Cream, the world's first supergroup, he became a worldwide superstar, but conflicting personalities tore the band apart within two years. His stints in Blind Faith, in Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, and in Derek and the Dominos were also short-lived but yielded some of the most enduring songs in history, including the classic “Layla.”
During the late sixties he played as a guest with Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan, as well as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and longtime friend George Harrison. It was while working with the latter that he fell for George’s wife, Pattie Boyd, a seemingly unrequited love that led him to the depths of despair, self-imposed seclusion, and drug addiction. By the early seventies he had overcome his addiction and released the bestselling album 461 Ocean Boulevard , with its massive hit “I Shot the Sheriff.” He followed that with the platinum album Slowhand , which included “Wonderful Tonight,” the touching love song to Pattie, whom he finally married at the end of 1977. A short time later, however, Eric had replaced heroin with alcohol as his preferred vice, following a pattern of behavior that not only was detrimental to his music but contributed to the eventual breakup of his marriage.
In the eighties he would battle and beat alcoholism and become a father. But just as his life was coming together, he was struck by a terrible blow: His beloved four-year-old son, Conor, died in a freak accident. At an earlier time Eric might have coped with this tragedy by fleeing into a world of addiction. But now a much stronger man, he took refuge in music, responding with the achingly beautiful “Tears in Heaven.”
Clapton is the powerfully written story of a survivor, a man who has achieved the pinnacle of success despite extraordinary demons. It is one of the most compelling memoirs of our time.
埃里克•克莱普顿:
有史以来最伟大的吉他手之一,人称吉他上帝;传奇的布鲁斯音乐大师,《蕾拉》、《泪洒天堂》等都是广为流传的杰作;他尝试过多种音乐风格,布鲁斯、迷幻摇滚、雷鬼乐、每一种都获得了巨大成功;他获得过19项格莱美奖,3次入主摇滚名人堂。
克莱普顿是第二次世界大战时一个加拿大士兵的私生子,幼年失怙,命途多舛。他一度沉迷于毒品和酒精,感情生活长期混乱,其间还经历了很多好朋友的死;50岁育得一子,却在四岁时夭折。
现在的克莱普顿住在伦敦郊外,享受着天伦之乐。另外由于追悔自己的吸毒和酗酒经历,他建立了吸毒酗酒者的救助机构“十字路口中心”,并为这件事忙得不亦乐乎。
这本《天堂十字路口》的英文版于2008年发行,《纽约邮报》的评价是“一部壮丽的摇滚史诗”。而在笔者看来,这本书更像是“一部克莱普顿的自我死磕史”。 读名人传记,往往我们会遇到两种令人遗憾的状况,一是因作者文气不济而让故事有趣无味,一是因作者文笔太好而...
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评分这本《天堂十字路口》的英文版于2008年发行,《纽约邮报》的评价是“一部壮丽的摇滚史诗”。而在笔者看来,这本书更像是“一部克莱普顿的自我死磕史”。 读名人传记,往往我们会遇到两种令人遗憾的状况,一是因作者文气不济而让故事有趣无味,一是因作者文笔太好而...
评分很有意思的是,这本书中有许多克莱普顿的“第一次”。对于这些第一次,他都有动人细腻的描写,而正是这些众多的第一次,开启了他以后的精彩人生故事: 第一次拥有吉他,那是一把价格仅为两英镑的廉价吉他,那一年他13岁。46年后,他的芬达“黑仔”拍出了959,500美元,创造了吉...
Clapton pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024