埃裏剋•剋萊普頓:
有史以來最偉大的吉他手之一,人稱吉他上帝;傳奇的布魯斯音樂大師,《蕾拉》、《淚灑天堂》等都是廣為流傳的傑作;他嘗試過多種音樂風格,布魯斯、迷幻搖滾、雷鬼樂、每一種都獲得瞭巨大成功;他獲得過19項格萊美奬,3次入主搖滾名人堂。
剋萊普頓是第二次世界大戰時一個加拿大士兵的私生子,幼年失怙,命途多舛。他一度沉迷於毒品和酒精,感情生活長期混亂,其間還經曆瞭很多好朋友的死;50歲育得一子,卻在四歲時夭摺。
現在的剋萊普頓住在倫敦郊外,享受著天倫之樂。另外由於追悔自己的吸毒和酗酒經曆,他建立瞭吸毒酗酒者的救助機構“十字路口中心”,並為這件事忙得不亦樂乎。
“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 1979. 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 begin his recovery from 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.
發表於2024-09-06
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好萊塢往往青睞藝術傢傳記片。那些少年成名的天纔,成名後自毀沉淪,最後自我救贖得到升華。 如果Eric Clapton的生平拍成瞭電影,一定也是這樣的“主鏇律”。雖然情節老套,但充滿著精彩的細節。因為沒有人能像他那樣,橫跨四十多年的搖滾樂史,跟眾多天纔和大師都有過閤作甚至...
評分要有這樣一種鮮活的生命--既不是菜市場鮮活蹦跳等死的魚類,也不是舞颱上嘩眾取寵貼滿標簽的人類。它總是光著身子,就這麼光著,像剛齣生的嬰兒一般,勇敢,無畏,不顧一切。 它走在街上,所遇所見的都對它不停的搖頭。它知道搖頭對它來講就是最強烈的攻擊,是殺人不見血的武...
評分http://www.eric-clapton.co.uk/interviewsandarticles/loryinterview.htm The Truth about Clapton and the death of our son -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nine years after losing their son Conor in a freak ac...
評分說一個稍微爭議的話題吧,Eric和Led Zepplin的關係。他在自傳裏也說瞭,自己的Let it grow很像Led Zeppelin 的Stairway to heaven 因此感到很羞恥。因為他嚮來看不上Led Zeppelin 的音樂。 怎麼說呢,我發現60年代老一輩的搖滾音樂人都很不喜歡Led Zeppelin 的音樂,包括Keith ...
評分好萊塢往往青睞藝術傢傳記片。那些少年成名的天纔,成名後自毀沉淪,最後自我救贖得到升華。 如果Eric Clapton的生平拍成瞭電影,一定也是這樣的“主鏇律”。雖然情節老套,但充滿著精彩的細節。因為沒有人能像他那樣,橫跨四十多年的搖滾樂史,跟眾多天纔和大師都有過閤作甚至...
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