Eric Clapton now & then

Published to coincide with his 60th Birthday, this book is an intimate and revealing portrait of Eric Clapton.

Illustrated throughout with rarely seen photographs, and containing candid contributions from Clapton himself, plus recollections from friends such as Keith Richards, Chris Dreja and Jim Carty of the Yardbirds, BB King and John Lee Hooker, it traces his often troubled journey from childhood through to icon and elder statesman of rock.Clapton has had an unsettled personal life - he was brought up thinking his true mother was his sister, he has battled drug and alcohol addiction, his relationship history has been rocky and he suffered the devastating loss of his four-year-old son in a tragic accident.

In this book Clapton confronts the demons that haunt his past, and also talks candidly about where he feels he is today, about recent recordings, about his current place in popular culture.

We'll see Eric as a child, starting in the business, with The Yardbirds then Cream, splitting, forming Blind Faith, spiralling into addiction, cleaning up, and going to work on a farm.

This highly personal account contains new material never before published, and offers an unprecedented insight into the life of one of the world's greatest living legends.