Crossroads

Crossroads The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

Hardback (31 Dec 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is the story of Eric Clapton - the man, his music and his tragedy-marred life. Eric Clapton is the million-selling, Grammy-winning master of blues guitar, and his popularity reached new heights when his "Unplugged" album sold over 6 million copies. However, beneath the acclaim has been a life full of heartbreak. Heroin addiction in the 1970s, alcoholism in the 1980s, his divorce from Patti Boyd - the inspiration for "Layla" - in 1988, the helicopter crash that killed four of his closest associates including Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1990, the accidental death of his four-year-old son in 1991. This book goes behind the headlines to reveal the depth of Clapton's pain and the roots of his musical power.

About the Publisher

Abacus

Abacus

Abacus is home to some of the world?s most renowned authors, including Donna Tartt, Gore Vidal, Jane Gardam, Primo Levi and Beryl Bainbridge. In 2013, we celebrated our 40th anniversary with the reissue of 18 of our classic books ? a wonderfully diverse collection ranging from Douglas Coupland?s Generation X and Iain Banks? The Wasp Factory, to Tom Holland?s Rubicon and Alexander McCall Smith?s The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Originally a non-fiction list with something of an ecological flavour, Abacus has evolved over the years to become one of the most renowned homes for quality fiction and non-fiction, and one with a particularly strong tradition in bestselling memoirs, notably Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom and historian William Woodruff's double No. 1 bestsellers The Road to Nab End and Beyond Nab End. Our non-fiction publishing grew further with the publication of books by some of the most influential writers in their fields, such as Tim Harford, Gillian Tett and Tom Holland, and our fiction publishing continues to go from strength to strength, driven by a new generation of novelists like Kevin Maher and A. D. Miller, who sit alongside global bestsellers like Anita Shreve and Candace Bushnell.

Book information

ISBN: 9780349108223
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Abacus
Pub date:
Language: English
Weight: -1g
Height: 180mm