Eric Clapton: The Blues Legend.
Eric Clapton’s music and his musical style have had a great impact on our world today. He was a small village boy who transformed into the blues and rock giant that we know him as today. This transformation was not easy, and it was not quick either. It involved many bad decisions, many good decisions, and lots of hard work. Many of these consequences had a great impact on his life today. He got through this with the support of family and friends. All of these had a great impact in his life, and shaped him into the person we know today. Eric Clapton is who he is today because of the people he met, and the experiences he encountered.
Eric Clapton was the first person to be inducted three times into the rock and roll hall of fame (“Eric…” Encyclopedia… 1). Clapton has won many awards including eleven grammy Awards (“Eric…” Encyclopedia… …show more content…
It got so bad, that Clapton stopped performing. Pete Townshend, a friend and fellow musician, encouraged Clapton to check into a rehabilitation center. In the meantime, Townshend had organized Clapton’s returning concert. If not for Townshend, Clapton may have never played again.
Although there were many people who influenced Clapton, experiences also had a great impact in shaping Clapton’s life. One of these experiences was Clapton’s addictions to drugs and alcohol which stopped him from playing in concerts, and emotionally hurt his friends and family (Glickman 1). He eventually stopped and this experience caused him to build a rehabilitation center in Antigua.
Another experience was the multiple deaths of family members and friends, such as Jimi Hendrix in 1970 (Glickman 2), Clapton’s grandfather’s death in 1970 (Jensen 2), death of Duane Allman in 1971 (Glickman 2), deaths of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Colin Smyth, and Nigel Browne, in 1990, and the death of Clapton’s son, Conor, in
Eric Clapton’s music and his musical style have had a great impact on our world today. He was a small village boy who transformed into the blues and rock giant that we know him as today. This transformation was not easy, and it was not quick either. It involved many bad decisions, many good decisions, and lots of hard work. Many of these consequences had a great impact on his life today. He got through this with the support of family and friends. All of these had a great impact in his life, and shaped him into the person we know today. Eric Clapton is who he is today because of the people he met, and the experiences he encountered.
Eric Clapton was the first person to be inducted three times into the rock and roll hall of fame (“Eric…” Encyclopedia… 1). Clapton has won many awards including eleven grammy Awards (“Eric…” Encyclopedia… …show more content…
It got so bad, that Clapton stopped performing. Pete Townshend, a friend and fellow musician, encouraged Clapton to check into a rehabilitation center. In the meantime, Townshend had organized Clapton’s returning concert. If not for Townshend, Clapton may have never played again.
Although there were many people who influenced Clapton, experiences also had a great impact in shaping Clapton’s life. One of these experiences was Clapton’s addictions to drugs and alcohol which stopped him from playing in concerts, and emotionally hurt his friends and family (Glickman 1). He eventually stopped and this experience caused him to build a rehabilitation center in Antigua.
Another experience was the multiple deaths of family members and friends, such as Jimi Hendrix in 1970 (Glickman 2), Clapton’s grandfather’s death in 1970 (Jensen 2), death of Duane Allman in 1971 (Glickman 2), deaths of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Colin Smyth, and Nigel Browne, in 1990, and the death of Clapton’s son, Conor, in