Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star.Like Dylan and McCartney, he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all over the world and been central to the significant musical developments of his era. His guitar playing has seen him hailed as 'God'. Now for the first time, Eric tells the story of his personal and professional journeys in this pungent, witty and painfully honest autobiography.These are ...

「我要把所有的痛苦都用音樂表達出來，我不想壓抑它，希望我的音樂能撫慰其他身在痛苦中的人，讓他們知道自己並不孤單。」－－艾力克‧克萊普頓　　●克萊普頓以筆代弦，寫下一場不插電的60年人生演唱會，一部關於藍調大家族的音樂史　　●史上唯一三度榮登搖滾名人堂的樂手，《滾石》雜誌評選史上百大吉他手排名第二　　●縱橫樂壇超過半世紀，以白人身分帶領藍調與雷鬼突破人種與樂種界線，打入大眾市場　　被譽為「吉他之神」的搖滾樂手艾力克．克萊普頓，17歲出道，20歲成名，在62歲之齡完成這本自傳，而今已邁入76歲。他以一介父不詳、母不認的私生子降臨於世，彷彿命運要他歷盡人間磨難，只為傳播藍調之美。他在年輕時就帶著滿滿的老靈魂，共同開創了60年代的搖滾樂巔峰時期，但憑著對藍調堅定不移的熱愛，他的音樂始終質樸入世、直指人心。同樣的執念也展現在他對藥物、酒精、女性與愛情的眾多癮頭上，交織成各種難堪齷齪的人生情節。他自承無法接受拒絕的心理狀態，對於與披頭四成員喬治‧哈里遜、模特兒佩蒂‧波伊德的世紀三角戀、嗑藥...

With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life. More than a rock star, Eric Clapton 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 ...

Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all over the world and been central to the significant musical developments of his era. His guitar playing has seen him hailed as 'God'. Now for the first time, Eric tells the story of his personal and professional journeys in this pungent, witty and painfully honest autobiography.These are the memoirs of a survivor...

“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 professio...