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Eric Clapton: Life
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Without the aid of any directors or screen-writers, Eric Clapton's real life story has had enough Hollywood staples -- sex, drugs, wealth, fame, self-destruction -- to make any studio head drool. Throughout... there has also been an abundance of the one commodity rarely found in Hollywood: true genius.
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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.
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If the blues helped shape and sustain Clapton, sobriety became the driving force of his later life. He kicked heroin in his 30s, turning to alcohol instead, and was soon drinking two bottles of liquor a day. The second time through treatment, Clapton had a spiritual awakening. He had always found God in the blues; now he kneels and prays daily for sobriety.
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"In one way or another, he's been in my life since I was a kid," Clapton says. He says the project "has been in the back of my head to do for so long. It was about time that I took my hat off to him."
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