The same woman was the inspiration to the lyrics of these two songs:

Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me

I don’t want to leave her now
You know I believe her now

and

I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down.
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
Turned my whole world upside down.

Layla, you’ve got me on my knees.
Layla, I’m begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won’t you ease my worried mind.

Yes, that’s right, Pattie Boyd, who was married to George Harrison and then left him and married his best friend, Eric Clapton.

Boyd’s written her autobiography, Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Me. The NY Times review isn’t too complimentary of her (ghostwriter’s) bland style but says it does contain some good insights into her relationships.

I think I’ll wait until October, when Eric Clapton’s autobiography, intriguingly titled Clapton: The Autobiography, is published. The Publishers Weekly summary at Amazon says:

Readers hoping for sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll won’t be disappointed by the legendary guitarist’s autobiography. As he retraces every step of his career, from the early stints with the Yardbirds and Cream to his solo successes, Clapton also devotes copious detail to his drug and alcohol addictions, particularly how they intersected with his romantic obsession with Pattie Boyd.

I remember working backstage at a Clapton show in Boston circa 1974. His dressing room was stocked with cases – CASES – of booze. And once he hit the stage, we figured he wouldn’t notice if just a little bit went missing …..

And Keef’s autobiography isn’t that far off, in the cosmic scheme of things.

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