Just a quick one for now as I am in the midst of a week long sinus infection and can do very little apart from dragging myself to work and complaining into my tissues.

I have polished off Eric Clapton: The Autobiography and it made for an interesting read. Credit to him for actually writing it, given the trend for these celeb bio’s to be dictated to some journalist over a cup of coffee. He covered everything I could have wanted to know about him- his early days, addiction, relationships, death of his son, recovery- and peppered with a lot of things he has learned through years of therapy and rehab. It is surprising he remembers as much as he does, given his notorious addiction to drugs and alcohol. It was also great to read his side of the story in regards to his marriage to Pattie Boyd, given that I had read her bio recently. It fit in with her account of the both of them caught in the whirlwind of addiction and rock and roll, having to piece themselves together on the other side.

A worthwhile read and nicely written. And for those of us who are organised, I would happily recommend buying this as a Christmas gift for any music enthusiast.

This has been a book worth waiting for.

One of the first true rock and roll wives has held onto her story until now, and finally gives us a glimpse into the magic and mayhem of surviving the 60’s, rock & roll and extraordinary marriages.

Being a Beatle nerd, I knew the basics before reading Wonderful Today by Pattie Boyd. I knew she was a model who met and married George Harrison (he of Beatle fame), and consequentially fell for and married his friend Eric Clapton. Somehow she survived the Beatlemania, Clapton’s addiction problems and came out the other end. Much has been made of this story, however not a lot has been told from her point of view. Wonderful Today focuses on that. Boyd is given a chance to voice her experiences and manages to keep the dirt and tabloid style gossip out of her recollections. It would be easy to do an expose on behind the scenes details, and dramatise her divorces and nervous breakdown, but all is kept on a sensible and classy level- much respect for that.

This book is a great collection of memories and experiences. It makes for great reading through the highs and lows, and finishes on a heartwarming note.