I just watched a documentary on this guys life and man I was surprised. I guess right at the time I was forming my music associations and bands, he was holed up somewhere for about 4 years doing heroin. I knew him from the Yardbirds and Blind Faith, but when he went to Cream, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce were more known to me than Clapton. I guess in the music world of performers, he was regarded quite highly, but he was just kind of quiet guy.
And I had thought he was in that hotel room where his kid climbed out the 52nd window and died at 4 years old. But no, it was his wife at the time, he was out. And I remember that song of his coming out about the incident, but had no idea that was the turning point in his life, success, and eventually becoming the family man he always wanted to be.
Kind of shitty what he did with George Harrison's wife though, he certainly broke the bro code there.. I should have known his story, but really I didn't. Dude had a hard life, should be with Hendrix, Joplin, and Morrison really. Amazing what abuse the human body can take and survive sometimes, it looked like he was drinking Keith Richards under the table in the day!!!
And I had thought he was in that hotel room where his kid climbed out the 52nd window and died at 4 years old. But no, it was his wife at the time, he was out. And I remember that song of his coming out about the incident, but had no idea that was the turning point in his life, success, and eventually becoming the family man he always wanted to be.
Kind of shitty what he did with George Harrison's wife though, he certainly broke the bro code there.. I should have known his story, but really I didn't. Dude had a hard life, should be with Hendrix, Joplin, and Morrison really. Amazing what abuse the human body can take and survive sometimes, it looked like he was drinking Keith Richards under the table in the day!!!