With Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood playing three nights at the Garden this week I thought the timing was perfect for this book of the month. In related music news Steve Winwood has signed a new deal with Columbia Records. His label debut, “Nine Lives,” will arrive April 29.
I recently finished Eric Clapton’s autobiography and came to the conclusion that he needs to write another one. The music is almost secondary to the main story of the years Clapton spent in addiction and then his amazing recovery. It’s powerful how he cleaned up his act after years of debauchery and maintained his sobriety even when he lost his son in a tragic accident. Cream was one of the first bands I ever listened to with Disraeli Gears still one of my favorite albums. My high school senior picture has the caption “In the white room with black curtains” that was in 1994. I have no idea the message I was trying to get across back then except the fact I loved Cream. Now that Clapton has had the opportunity to get his personal story out I hope he goes back and writes even more about his time in The Yardbirds, Derek and the Dominos, Blind Faith, Cream and his solo work. For a music junkie like myself these just wasn’t enough details about these bands and the music they created.
Next up-Rock Book of the Month for March: Rock On by Dan Kennedy
Runaway Dinosaur 