His son Conor was a spectacularly beautiful child with the same golden hair Clapton had had as a toddler himself, and a joyful, loving nature. Pattie was arranging flowers at home in Surrey when Eric came in and told her that Lory was pregnant. ‘I realised I had to break the chain and give him what I never really had – a father,’ Clapton said. After the funeral, when his house was empty, Eric began to open them. © Philip Norman, 2018Abridged extract from Slowhand: The Life And Music Of Eric Clapton, by Philip Norman, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on November 6, priced £25.

Source: Daily Mail October 27, 2018 21:01 UTC