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Pardon me for my tardiness, and if this is already been mentioned. I've just started watching the video... I heard somewhere on the radio many years ago that Layla was also possibly a song about God being a female.😂 This might have been on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, so when the lyrics, she's "got me on my knees" to some possibly means prostrating, reminiscent of Muslims praying. My apologies if I'm completely off base.... I do have some books about Sufism and I'm not sure if they were mentioned when Layla was brought up on Coast to Coast AM.
Finding your friend and wife talking in an out of the way spot at a party and asking "what's going on" and having your friend flatly reply "I'm in love with your wife" sounds like a Wes Anderson scene and dialogue.
Poor woman. Just goes to show that mega famous men can write love songs about you all day long, but it doesn't mean they're going to love you any better.
I'd say they both used her and both are pigs. George got on his religious kick and brought tons of women home while still married, after leaving his wife to go on vacation to play sitar on the ground. Then started banging ringo's wife. Fuc em both, mate
I meet Patti a few years ago at one of her art shows in San Francisco California. She also brought the original oil painting for the Layla (Derek and the Dominos) album cover. Patti is one of the most beautiful people (inside and out) I ever met in this lifetime. I also gave her one of my photos of George. That moment in time I will forever cherish.
I read Patti Boyd's memoir. Her marriage to George started out well. Then George found eastern religion and completely checked out. Eric was obsessed with her as long as he couldn't have her. She was in the crossfire of two immature men, and she kept trying to do the right thing in an impossible situation. The good news is that she married a third time to a real grownup and it seems to be a happy marriage.
I love eric. Top 10 musician in my list. Period. I love george. Another one of my faves. Simple. They both made(ke) great, deep, unique, meaningful and beautiful songs(stories). Still, with all that said…like my other heroes eddie van halen, neil peart, peter frampton… They are almost all a bunch of dysfunctional, adulterers, liars, insecure, junkies, worst model available. I said almost all. Those are facts.
Poor, poor, Patty Boyd. To listen to this drivel...she was pure as ❄️,....Never knew about Eric's Heroin Addiction or dabbled in psychedelics. Poor, poor, Patty Boyd...
i met Patti at one of her exhibitions in NYC, four years ago. She was charming and delightful.. We have remained in contact, and has sent me some autographed photos as well as an autographed biography.
Eric Clapton is one of those people who are infatuated with the _idea_ of being in love, but they never truly reach the level of commitment and emotional depth to actually _love_ someone.
Love is not a thing that happens. It takes work, hard work, and tons of character, tears and maturity. Love is a challenge and not pretty words sweet talked.
I read Pattie's book "Wonderful Tonight" (it's a really good read if you're interested) and it was sad to read about how her divorce with George went down and how Eric treated her during their marriage. Marrying musicians and having beautiful songs written about you isn't what it's cracked up to be at all. As a side note, Pattie seems like a really sweet lady. Love her.
that's for sure. Otoh we get incredibly amazing music by Eric,. imho... that to me really stands out in music history. My father taught the first class in the US on the history of rock music, right around that time, 1970.
Oh, I didn't know she had written! I will read it thank you very much for the recommendation. I wonder often if either of any of them had a child and didn't disclose it to anyone....I will read it. Best!
Poor Pattie. Yes she had two of the greatest songs ever written about her but the men who wrote them treated her as an inconvenience after she ceased to be their muse.
@@mangot589 Many, MANY women are loved like that, but the ones to love them are "just ordinary people" instead of world star musicians - women sadly tend to simply not notice at all while looking at and longing for a Layla-lifestyle instead of living with a loved-one by their side they had in reach in plain sight.
I’d rather have a regular, Godly man who loves his friends & family who sees me just as I am instead of making me into some goddess. The Layla type of love is an immature, teenage, Hollywood kind of fantasy fueled by drugs, selfishness, casual sex, etc. Most mature women who want to build a family & a life want the regular guy. Their are tons of rockstar guys in every town at every bar, but they don’t have the money & fame to cover up the ugliness of that kind of lifestyle.
I’m a Beatles and Clapton fan and over the years I’ve heard many talk about Pattie Boyd. Not once have I ever heard someone say anything bad about her. She seems to be a genuinely nice person who people take to
She has an autobiography published. It starts pretty interesting telling about growing up in Africa. That is perhaps one of the things about she, and her sisters that was so intriguing to the "in-crowd." The book's not such a good read halfway through as it just becomes a droll recounting of events. Jenny Boyd was just as scandalous as Patti. While married to Mick Fleetwood, he learned she was having an affair with then guitarist Bob Weston, and caused the band to cut their US tour short when Mick fired him..
It’s so sad that both of her husbands claimed they were so in love with her and yet both cheated on her multiple times. It’s almost like they were in love with the idea of being in love, but not with the actual person which takes work and dedication.
@@curbozerboomer1773 That's the problem with English, and lots of other languages. You can call lots of things "love". But only some of them can last.
But Pattie also cheated on George H. with Keith Richards and other personalities when he wasn't around, she was very attractive back then, Eric was another man who became "in love"/obsessed with her, I don't understand the hypocrisy of just judging the man.
you think a women isn't gonna cheat after knowing her husband is or most likely is? any women would do it back if they're dumb enough to stay @@luisjeremyramossotil5650
I love their appearance in Michaelangelo Antonioni’s “Blow-Up;” their version of “Stroll On” was a foreshadowing of Jimmy Page’s riffs in Led Zeppelin a few years later.
Wow I never realized until watching this video how wrong things went for Patti. She finally marries Eric at the end of the 70s and then it didn't last as Clapton found another woman. What a rock and roll soap opera. Gotta feel for her.
Eric Clapton beat Patty Boyd when they were married treated her badly and cheated her. He truly was a dirt bag and Patty deserved a quality successful man that appreciated her He should have been thrown in jail and charged for his crimes!
@susannahhayward6861 I totally agree that both Brian and Mark are the better players. I feel as though they've always been under appreciated and should have been recognized on a higher level than than Clapton over the years.
Oh, good Lord. He had a love child. So what? - so did many people back then, although most just screwed around but didn’t have a kid. And as for being abusive- were you there? Oh, the sanctimony…
@@imlistening1137 no smartass I wasn't there but I believe patti. Good luck with your hero worship. He is also a racist and washed up as an artist. He moaned and bitched about COVID restrictions because being worth a hundred million dollars wasn't enough for him. He could have supported his band and crew out of his own pocket. Now go kiss your Clapton poster. And don't bother with a reply because I am not interested. Peace and love.
She was their muse …. How strange life is especially in that bubble of creativity and heightened emotions and love is just a word, a passing feeling that translates into the most amazing music.
I never understood the concept of a man pursuing a woman and as soon as he gets her, he breaks her heart. I never, never, NEVER understood that. Great video, though.
That's the mentality of conquest. Idk if it's nature, nurture or a some combination of the two but I don't think there's ever been a male without this drive motivating him in some way---often sexual.
@@ascoop22 Well one has to ask why she wouldn't commit. Gee. If she really didn't like one or the other enough I am sure she would have stayed and lived with one more than the other. But when the second man doesn't care and still caries on with love it's STILL A FRIGGING CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!
George has always been my favorite Beatle. I've known a bit about the backstory for years, but hearing that he was so devoted to a religion that requires serious discipline, yet treated dozens of women like disposal objects to advance his own spiritual journey sounds really messed up. Definitely brings my appreciation of him as a human being down many notches.
I love George but his read of his beliefs led him in strange directions.. somehow he thought being in touch & aware of the almighty could trump one's own actions as happens frequently among believers.. a major blind spot.
Well, he is still my favorite. His religious beliefs have nothing to do with me and my God. I love the fact that he changed and started a life with a beautiful woman who remained his wife and soul mate till death. She also gave him a beautiful son that is so much like George...He did so much good for Bangladesh and many musicians helped including Eric Clapton. And it was his son and Eric Clapton that did the Epic concert 'George' which celebrated George's life. Very good George, you were so good, and I thank you for all the music...
You are right. I've never felt sorrier for Patti Boyd - she truly got the shaft. I guess the saying 'never marry a music man' is a truism. That woman suffered.
I’m a musician and not only did I purposely NOT marry a musician, I consciously stopped dating them years before I even got married. I wanted no part of another musician’s life, despite living the life myself, and I also know how crappy it can be for the non-musician partner. Luckily for my husband, I ultimately became a music teacher and left that life behind before we even met, so he didn’t have to go through it himself. It’s a gift beyond all others,but it can be a hell of a life…
You can believe me when I tell you that Pattie is one of the loveliest women you could ever meet. She’s absolutely brilliant and a sweetheart. No one on earth has ever had a bad word to say about her. That’s because it’s impossible. She’s an absolute angel.
No, sorry. Real women who are pure enough to be considered angels would never have let herself get into such a degenerate situation, or took up the destructive lifestyle that this type of fame and fortune tempts people with. Someone who is that good of a person would have walked away once George cheated on her, went and found a real honest man who lived a simple and uncomplicated life, free of drugs and alcohol, and full of simple hard work and discipline and been a good wife and mother; raising another generation of good people.
In a way videos like this are healthy to see. It reminds us that just because someone is a very good musician doesn't mean that they are not a degenerate.
According to the statistics, degenerates are now those of us who prefer to mate for life. So, yeah, just GREAT musicians with issues. Degenerate seems a little judgmental.
Being a rockstar must change you! Maybe these same two guys would have been faithful and loving to their wives, if fame was not involved. Can you imagine, every night on tour, all these hot chicks being available for you! For what ever! But no, they weren’t narcissists!
@@fujifilm5127 uhm, so what? You mean, you have to behave like an asshole to write beautiful songs? Being kind in general, does not get you those songs? :)
I recently met Pattie in NYC. Being a huge fan of both George & Eric i had read about this story. It was amazing to hear her tell it from her point of view. Ive always found it so amazing that they remained friends to the end❤
I’m sure many girls were envious of Patty being loved by two iconic talented handsome men, with that said the uneasy heartbreaking emotions of the whole ordeal is something too difficult to handle. After watching this video I say “no thank you” my heart isn’t strong enough but these incredible songs dedicated to Patty will now hold a different meaning for me and not just love songs. Thank you for sharing this story!
Big deal. These are the same guys that we went to school with, with who had brownies in their underwear. They were just as creepy as the majority of mashers out there.
Eric only wanted what he couldn’t have and then when he got it, he mistreated her, then married her on a bet showing off how he had her wrapped around his little finger. I used to think he was romantic, now I see how narcissistic he and George both were towards a woman they claimed to love.
George? But Pattie cheated he with Keith Richards too, she was very attractive back then, Eric was another man who became obsessed with her, I don't understand the hypocrisy of just judging the man lol.
@@luisjeremyramossotil5650This was the Free Love age,& altruistic era of forgiveness, non-judgment, unconditional love…etc… a very spiritual time… not like now…✌🏼🌅☮️🌀🆒❤️🔥☯️🖼️🎼🍻
This at 66 years old..thank you! Complicated, no doubt..❤ Patty reminds me of Marianne Faithful. I met Marianne after her bow died-her sad eyes impressed me. Sad soul, but beautiful. FYI she was Mick Jagger’s girlfriend in the 60’s. Love her , and look up the song ‘“as tears go by” she was 16 or 17 when this was recorded. So brilliant..
But he missed out how when Eric was chasing after Patti he was living with her younger sister getting her totally hooked on heroin. Looks like a huge hole in the story.
@@markthompson3398 Definitely Paula Boyd lived with Clapton for a (fairly short) time, but a claim that "Clapton got her totally hooked on heroin" is probably not validated sufficiently to include in, at least, this bio vid.
When I was a kid I looked up to all these guys from this era. Now that I’m married and with kids, I see them as adolescents playing dumb games with serious consequences. So weird how that changes. And personally glad I gave up the idea of being a touring artist and instead have a beautiful family.
@@kauaitulum28 :) thank you for the compliment, I definitely think that it’s better this way. Would die for my wife, would never play games with her heart and never did from the time I met her. Would die for my kids, too. Such a gift. If anyone reading this could pray for me to be a batter husband, father, and provider I would appreciate it. I need God’s help in everything.
Good for you, honestly don't think many dads ever see the error of their idolization of these overgrown 20somethings. They were in their 30s & 40s, breaking hearts like they were still 23.
As a George fanatic, I often find myself saying he got the raw end of the deal. But he was not innocent in this at all. He kinda did the same thing to Ringo as Eric did to him
As a rule, musicians are narcissistic, self-involved, and therefore, bad choices for being "soul mates". And Ms. Boyd nowadays, is a living example of how transitory female beauty can be!...She looks now like anyone's grannie, no matter how much makeup is employed by her. Oh well, time Waits for No One, as Mick (another geriatric example) did sing, over 50 years ago.
Both "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something" were referring to George's celebrating Krishna coming into his life - according to those who really knew him. The original lyrics to Something were "Something in the way He moves" but he decided that people would misinterpret that
Ya know. As much as I dreamed of being a high profile musician in my youth and living the lifestyle of a "rockstar", I am so happy that it never came to be. I have the best relationship with the woman I have loved with all my heart for the last 37 years and NONE of the weird BS and mental BS that these people played upon one another. Musical genius's? Yes. Good and moral human being's? Not a chance. I sleep well at night with my choices.
Good for you! I'm just like. "What?" I was born in 1971 and never heard of this before. Wow, seems like there was a lot going on before I was born! Never knew Eric Clapton was George's best friend. I did a study on how the Beatles turned to Eastern Religion and did drugs. Sad.
Good good for you, however I hope you still rocked out and continued to work on your musical craft, or else you failed on that part. You don’t need to be a rock star to come out with some tasty licks
Layla is now Karen. Karen is fat and so is Layla. Comments have been turned off means you don't want me telling Layla she is grossly over weight. Eric it's great you still love Penny Boyd aka Layla. Karen was wearing a blue overcoat on the 127 TTC bus going east towards Spadina. She spun around and glared at me sitting in the back. I no longer had a rice bowl hair cut because I had learned to cut my own hair to avoid rice bowl haircuts. If I can give myself a better haircut than a hair stylist whom I pay 25CAD and walk out the door with the girl laughing at me then rice bowl haircuts that you may get are deliberate malice of fore thought. They are by design. Karen told me to take my letter and kiss her ass. Her friends waited for me to get upset so that they could tell her. No reaction means you tell her Peter is gay because no reaction. 2025 Peter isn't gay either. What is wrong with this guy Toronto? His name is Peter at 1060 and goes by LOPS-667. Lady Vanessa 85 Lambertlodge also failed to cuckold Peter. She said "I'm afraid that's just not possible" Yet Peter has no gay boyfriend no Asian boyfriend. Even with the gay Chinese men you sent to lure Peter ... Peter no interested in gay china men, Japanese gay, Koren gay. Now you all go stick Garand's Thumb up Scott Batocci's big fat ass.
We, as a species, are just one chromosome away from being chimps!...We are basically hairless animals, and animals do not have high standards when it comes to procreation.
One could easily connect those dots -- but I wonder what the real truth is...or maybe there was not a 'real' truth. Maybe just an ebb-and-flow type of deal with no one keeping score
Loving this song. Im a new mom and I can totally relate. Having a family, a baby is the hardest thing, harder than medschool, that I have ever done. But also the most beautiful thing that when I stare at my son, our first born, it’s like time stops, in a beautiful, sublime way.
@@SuzyQ334 Yes, and her third, long and happy marriage is to a bloke who has nothing to do with the the music industry. Some kind of property developer, IIRC. Probably a case of 'twice bitten, thrice shy'!
@@TheGreenOne7676 Look up Eric #1. I can't recall the details now, but IIRC, he did end up with someone else, who was also famous/ high profile, an actress, perhaps. Pattie didn't actually dump him to go after rock stars; she dumped him because she liked George better, and she and Eric #1 had issues in their relationship, it wasn't the best. He coerced her into a sexual relationship - her first - before she was really ready. Probably George was just the impetus she needed to make that needed break. And of course, by all accounts, George and Eric pursued HER, she didn't 'go after' either of them. She was a top model and quite a catch. She didn't need to pursue anybody. Apart from that, what's so awful about people having a series of relationships before they find the one they want to marry? Has everyone regressed into the idea you shouldn't have any relationships before marriage? Have you never ended a relationship that wasn't working?
An interviewer asked Olivia Harrison (George's second wife) how they kept their marriage together. She said "Don't get divorced. " And then spoke about having to forgive certain behaviors. Speaks volumes, IMHO.
Sure she “settled” for Harrison. I don’t think so. Cheating bothers some more than others. If you’re marrying a Beatle, the group was known to have a history of alternative lifestyles, drug taking, failed relationships, unfaithfulness, interpersonal conflict etc. They are also known for musical genius, being icons of culture, bringing eastern philosophy to the mainstream and for their wealth. There is a lot to be attracted to in George Harrison. The fact Olivia Harrison married him and was happy in that marriage does not bother me at all. Good for her. I think it’s interesting that since the sixties and seventies we’ve shed many prejudices about homosexuality and gay/lesbian relationships. We are more inclusive in so many other ways. But when it comes to infidelity it seems to be less tolerated that in was 50 years ago. I’m not saying you should accept it in your relationships. But if others want to live that way, and it’s not hurting you, then I don’t know what your problem with it is?
Maybe she was wise enough to know there is no "perfect person" out there. A "perfect marriage" is unrealistic. There will be up's and down's in any relationship. No two people are exactly alike. Not everyone has to order the same toppings on their pizzas. If you find someone you can stick it out with though, despite some of your differences, that's all that matters.
@@TheeDezaray I agree lying and cheating is immature. Not good for a long-term trusting relationship. However like emilchandran said, not everyone shares the same views and rules on relationships. Some women enjoy threesomes and whatnot too, they just don't want to be lied to about things like anyone else. So at the same time there is nothing wrong with being poly either. But if you're going to be poly, your partner should be on the same page. Keep it fair, honest, and mature. If you have to lie or cheat, maybe that's not the right partner for either person in that relationship?
@@silvercloud1641 I read a bit about George coming to LA and meeting Olivia. She was working for his LA agent/music distributor when he came in for a meeting (not sure about the exact business). The thing is Olivia knew musical artists, and knew the industry. They had shared interests in Eastern philosophies and vegetarianism from memory. Olivia was from a mixed Latino heritage. So there was that vibrant energy from a cross-cultural relationship. (The Beatles travelled the world from such a young age. It's interesting that all four were drawn to similarly international women as partners.) I'll never forget Olivia physically taking on the 2.00am intruder at their property in England. That said it all for me. When fearful danger presented, she faced it in defence of George and their son.
"I remember having a conversation with George Harrison about how he could reconcile following Krishna with his having to lay out lines of coke in order to talk about Krishna with me.” - Pete Townshend
@@DavidNotSolomon under the amount of drugs and alcohol he was taking at the time, that would have been nearly impossible to remember. And George himself isn't guilt free on this matter either
Now that's a great story. Even though I was a teenager in the 70's and lived through this truly epic music, I had no idea about the story behind it. Amazing and thank you for telling it in a wonderful way.
Fascinating that everyone is quite sure they have complete understanding of these 3 complex people and their years long relationships after only 13 minutes.
Sometimes it's better to separate the song from the person. Those two songs will always be great songs, regardless. It's a bit like saying: oh the guy that sculpted the statue of Liberty was a louse to his wife. Does that somehow diminish the power and beauty of the thing he created there? Hell no.
@@pipfox7834 I think seperating the art from the artist is a bit more case by case for me. But Layla and Something are universal. I hate Eric Clapton and his treatment of her and general douche public persona, but I can listen to Layla and think of the girl I have a crush on. George isn't as bad of a case and I still respect a lot about him but even so, Something captures love in its simplest terms for all to hear. 😊
Its called being human. Its just they are famous so all their shortcummings and downfalls are put out for the world to see, where as the general public doesn't really care when you abuse substances, fight with your spouse and commit adultery, lol. I'm sure ever single person in the comments critisizing them are 100% sin free human beings 🙄 get real people...
Pattie wrote in her book that near the end of George's life she was in "a bad place". She called George (who she admits she never stopped loving, far more than Eric) and said she was spinning out of control. George invited her to move into his Friar Park home, despite Olivia and his son Dhani living there. He said he never stopped loving her after she left him, and that it was still HER home as well. It is sad that infidelity was so much a part of George's life - it caused such pain for every woman who loved him, and damaged every relationship so deeply. Today Olivia admits HER hurt, but how she accepted it knowing Harrison's greatest love was Dhani - so he would always come back home to her for the sake of the son he adored. Pattie later married a property manager unconnected to music and is living a happy life out of the spotlight. By the way, you left out "I Need You", a VERY popular Harrison song written for Pattie and included in the Beatles movie HELP, For You Blue which was also very popular as well as several great but less popular songs.
It was love and people can fall out of love. There are a few stages of love, the first is infatuation. After some time together that infatuation changes and it can then go one way or the other. With sex drugs and rock and roll, it often goes the other way.
Pattie Boyd still talks to Eric to this day, and she was talking to George until he died. Pattie did an interview not that long ago telling everyone that she is very happy with her husband and Eric talking about how they have both grown up so much and he still says that he loves her even now.
@@Ritarater George and Patty did love each other. Then they fell out of love and then they still had respect for each other as friends. The same goes for Eric Clapton. He said a lot of shit and then he took it back so who knows what's going on in his mind. Patty even said once when she was talking to him she sort of hinted. Have you grown up now and he agreed that he needed too and he was doing a lot of drugs like they all were so who knows where his mind was.
I read Pattie's memoir Wonderful Tonight about 10-15 years ago. Both men treated her so badly, and she just kept coming back for more and more mistreatment. It was frustrating to read, because she never seemed to come to terms with her codependency or gain any insight to why she kept putting herself in that position. Throughout the book, she makes excuses for them, and all rock-n-rollers in general, as if being creative geniuses gives them license to cr*p all over people. I hope she has found peace and healing and relationships with people more worthy of her gentle and generous spirit.
Rita Coolidge and her then boyfriend Jim Gordon (who was friends with Eric Clapton) wrote a song that would eventually become the instrumental piano part in Eric Clapton's song "Layla", but Rita was never credited with writing it. A year earlier, Rita and Jim Gordon played their song (which had lyrics) for Eric Clapton. In a nutshell, Eric and Jim Gordon made a conscious effort to strip away the lyrics from the song that Rita and Jim wrote and incorporated the instrumental parts into Eric Clapton's song Layla, but without consulting Rita Coolidge. Rita didn't find-out about it until she heard "Layla" on the radio. Derek And The Dominos keyboardist Bobby Whitlock openly supports Rita Coolidge's claims and says he was well aware that her song was being ripped-off. If anyone questions why Jim Gordon would have done something like that, know that he went to prison in 1983 for murdering his mother.
However, I must take issue with your claim that the murder of his mother was somehow related to his character. That terrible incident was due to an unfortunate episode of paranoid psychosis, as he had developed schizophrenia which had gone undiagnosed. He'd been repeatedly misdiagnosed and treated instead for alcohol abuse. If he had become well enough whilst in prison, he surely could have sued his past doctors for malpractice. "Gordon developed schizophrenia and began to hear voices (including his mother's) which compelled him to starve himself and prevented him from sleeping, relaxing or playing drums. His physicians misdiagnosed the problems and instead treated him for alcohol abuse. [...] Only after his arrest for murder was Gordon properly diagnosed with schizophrenia." [from Wikipedia]
I'vs known this story for decades, it's a heart breaking mess. I wanted to tell you how very well done your video is!! I appreciate the hard work you must have put into this, tying every it all together concisely from the very early beginning 🐦thank you so much! Subscribed
When we were kids and heard these songs on the radio, all we knew was a few curt public statements and some rumors. Of course, we were kids too and had no idea.
Much more powerful and heartbreaking than I first thought. Sadly, the only thing remaining of those tumultuous times is the tender heartfelt beauty of the songs and lyrics left behind. ❤️
A most tumultuous and turbulent trio indeed. The music was so beautiful and full of feeling. I’m grateful they all remain friends through the heartbreak.
As a 70 year old I grew up with their music and still enjoy listening to it. I already knew some of the history of it, but this video joined many of the dots. So, when I listen to their music in the future, it will mean much more. Thank you so much 🙂
David Hartley - FANTASTIC JOB, bravo - I'm a huge Beatles and Clapton fan and have spent time myself trying to find these answers to not come even close. You are a true researcher and journalist, never quit. Cheers
She didn't appear to be a "groupie". She got the short end from both of them. If you love a woman and are sure, and can tell that she loves you, treat her right, strive, seriously, to be faithful, tender, and considerate, for life. Put her first.
@@lorrilewis2178 And George pursued her, not the other way round. In an era when everyone was sleeping with everyone, she really had relatively few relationships, and certainly never went around in pursuit of rock stars. She met Eric because of his friendship with her husband.
For both men, it was the case of don't know what you got till its gone . Patty was one of the most beautiful women i have ever seen. What a beautiful soul .What a life .Shes a diamond .I'm so. glad she found a strong marriage .What a lucky fella..
I am a 66 year old woman and certainly not famous. But I went through something similar between 2 immature men. My ex husband and his best friend. They both ended up treating me badly and broke my heart.
@fowlerham So, if I understand you correctly, you knowingly strung two men along because that stroked your ego instead of remaining faithful to your husband?
Eric Clapton only wrote the first part of the song "Layla". Rita Coolidge wrote what was used as the coda at the end. Jim Gordon came to her initially with just an idea for a song and she sat down and basically wrote the song called "Time". Jim Gordon later presented himself as the writer of that melody and used it to get together with Clapton to write "Layla". In fact, according to Rita, when she and Jim went to visit Eric in the studio a year earlier when he was in the process of recording songs for an album, Clapton knew up front that she wrote it because she personally played the tape of the song for him and then left it with him to consider for the album. A year or so later she hears "Layla" on the radio, goes to a record shop to look at a copy of the record to see if her name is credited as a writer on it and sees that she isn't.
Layla was prominently featured on the little-known Canadian movie Slipstream (1973) with Luke Askew. The scene is actually quite amazing with Layla playing during a thunderstorm and mixed with the sound of thunder as Luke dances outdoors in a field in the middle of the storm. Quite memorable.
I always thought that Pattie Boyd was a bit of a floosie as that is the way she was painted. This video shows she was far from it, stuck between two emotional toddlers whose emotional depth in their music didn't translate into the real world. Thanks for putting the record straight.
We cherish their music that touches our lives... but as much is you see their lives as glamorous, they are often times more tragic... learning the truth about many of these artists kind of tarnishes their gift and contribution...
Thanks for making this video. It filled in a lot of the blanks for me. Stuff I've pondered for years. Now I know. And the mystery has been solved ...for me..about love, the music, the people involved . .a thousand thank yous
Oh my! I feel so bad for poor Patty. I knew that there was a story to be told in the song, Layla but i didn't know how badly Patty was treated. I think these guys only cared about themselves.
The Layla period was also when Duane Allman joined Clapton and the band for a studio session. You can hear Allman's distinctive guitar throughout the Layla album.
Duane played slide on most of the songs. They were /are both fantastic guitarists but each have their own distinctive sound. (Duane on Gibsons & Eric had mostly switched to strats by that point.) If you can get the 25th anniversary version of the album it has a lot of the unpublished cuts of the songs and once Duane got there the energy level picked up immensely.@@ascoop22
I remember as an 8 Year old stumbling on a Beatles for sale record at my Aunties, putting it on and being mesmerised by the amazing songs and voices that came out. As I became older, I was intrigued by the amazing lives these stars had. I guess for some their consistency with Music and living life styles of the rich and famous ultimately took its toll on various loved ones. No judgement from me, we are all on a journey to find meaning in our lives. love you George and John, and Elvis, Michael Jackson, Prince and so many souls that brought us all a little bit of Musical genius and vulnerable humanness to this planet.
Well done! This was an exceptional mini- documentary with accuracy and great reference to musicology. The photos and footage matched your narration beautifully. I hope to check out more of your videos. Thanks!
Layla - my fave song of all time. Reminds me of being a little girl in summer and my big sister, in her VW bug, taking us through Topanga Canyon to Zuma beach, just past Malibu.
I heard part of this story years ago, but your summation explains the deeper emotional aspects of this story. Having genetic predispositions to addiction in all its many forms, can easily lead to many destructive behaviors over a lifetime. Thank you for sharing!
Addiction is not love, with respect to human relationships it seems to be based upon needs that can never be resolved by sex. All of us determined to heal from common childhood traumas, eventually realize forgiveness is the only door required to walk through. The insecurity we feel can temporarily be helped by the support of others, but ultimately we need to be willing participants in our own healing.
I guess for ppl who were only vaguely aware of the Eric, Pattie, George love triangle, it may be weirder than they thought. But for most fans of Eric and George this is all well known public knowledge and from the many interviews with Eric, Pattie and George on that matter.
As I get older I find it so unbelievable how dysfunctional these people were. Downright amazing they didn't kill themselves in a variety of ways. Yet they produced so many timeless classics. The 60s will never be duplicated again. The digital age will ensure this.
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Dear Sir, I know this story…inside, outside…wait a minute… I loved the way you told it… it’s still the facts but I learned intricacies I didn’t know…bravo! I’m gonna watch more. Thank you!
Pardon me for my tardiness, and if this is already been mentioned. I've just started watching the video... I heard somewhere on the radio many years ago that Layla was also possibly a song about God being a female.😂 This might have been on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, so when the lyrics, she's "got me on my knees" to some possibly means prostrating, reminiscent of Muslims praying. My apologies if I'm completely off base.... I do have some books about Sufism and I'm not sure if they were mentioned when Layla was brought up on Coast to Coast AM.
@chriscummings4207 it was loosely based on an ancient Persian love poem of unrequited love, but see where your coming from
@@elainedeming4716Actor = Hell raiser, working bloke = Yobbo 😆 🤣
Excellent video!!! Thank you, Sir. 😊
Finding your friend and wife talking in an out of the way spot at a party and asking "what's going on" and having your friend flatly reply "I'm in love with your wife" sounds like a Wes Anderson scene and dialogue.
I love this comment
Fr
😂😂 spot on!
Seriously. Shit. That could have been in any one of his movies.
I can well imagine Owen Wilson saying something like this to Jason Schwartzman.
Poor woman. Just goes to show that mega famous men can write love songs about you all day long, but it doesn't mean they're going to love you any better.
Actually, tanked up on drugs and ego, they love a woman worse. They've all been divorced cheated and few confess to beating up their women.
@@lillianbradley2206 every woman I ever spent time with, was fickled. I'm actually better off for not settling down with any of them...
they are mortal men. they are limited. we expect tooooo much.
lol the best take fr
A woman with A wealthy, successful husband is like an average man is to the average woman, disposable.
Patti commented on a video once that Eric just wanted what George had so he went after her but treated her poorly once he “had” her.
What trash he was
That sounds right.
@pamgconley…for some men it’s all about the chase. Once the object is obtained, they quickly lose interest.
Typical male behavior. Worship you 'til they OWN YOU!
My "prince charming" transformed on our wedding night.
I'd say they both used her and both are pigs. George got on his religious kick and brought tons of women home while still married, after leaving his wife to go on vacation to play sitar on the ground. Then started banging ringo's wife. Fuc em both, mate
I meet Patti a few years ago at one of her art shows in San Francisco California. She also brought the original oil painting for the Layla (Derek and the Dominos) album cover. Patti is one of the most beautiful people (inside and out) I ever met in this lifetime. I also gave her one of my photos of George. That moment in time I will forever cherish.
OMG! I'm just OVERCUM lol with emotion!!! not
that has to be one unique experience
That's Awesome!
💕🌸🦋🌻🎶🌲✨🥰💕
Eric was a home wrecker..
Im glad to see this perspective on this. When i was a kid the media portrayed Patty as a casual bedhopper who was playing two men against each other.
That's the media - shallow!
@@byellisjohnson no woman would ever do that
I'm so glad to finally be given a Name and Identity to this iconic style. I feel like I've seen her around my whole life
@@craigbritton1089many like that but some aren’t. It’s 50/50
@@amadeus004 agreed; most things in life are a Bell Curve. And pretty much everyone is in the lower end in some category: and average is seldom good
I read Patti Boyd's memoir. Her marriage to George started out well. Then George found eastern religion and completely checked out. Eric was obsessed with her as long as he couldn't have her. She was in the crossfire of two immature men, and she kept trying to do the right thing in an impossible situation. The good news is that she married a third time to a real grownup and it seems to be a happy marriage.
I'm so glad to know that. I read her book and was so frustrated with her continual co-dependency with these two powerful, creative narcissists.
@@bowtoyoursensei554 She deserved better and finally got it.
@@bowtoyoursensei554 George and Eric both had large egos, understandably, but they weren't narcissists.
I love eric.
Top 10 musician in my list. Period.
I love george.
Another one of my faves. Simple.
They both made(ke) great, deep, unique, meaningful and beautiful songs(stories).
Still, with all that said…like my other heroes eddie van halen, neil peart, peter frampton…
They are almost all a bunch of dysfunctional, adulterers, liars, insecure, junkies, worst model available.
I said almost all.
Those are facts.
Poor, poor, Patty Boyd. To listen to this drivel...she was pure as ❄️,....Never knew about Eric's Heroin Addiction or dabbled in psychedelics. Poor, poor, Patty Boyd...
They both "loved her so much", but somehow they couldn't treat her right.
yep.
You are so right
She was a woman during a very sexist time.
She was hot that’s it
They loved themselves and only wanted to own and control her, not love her as she deserved to be loved.
i met Patti at one of her exhibitions in NYC, four years ago. She was charming and delightful.. We have remained in contact, and has sent me some autographed photos as well as an autographed biography.
Eric Clapton is one of those people who are infatuated with the _idea_ of being in love, but they never truly reach the level of commitment and emotional depth to actually _love_ someone.
Love is not a thing that happens. It takes work, hard work, and tons of character, tears and maturity. Love is a challenge and not pretty words sweet talked.
Eric was obsessed/attracted, not in love.
Cause he's a jerk
@@summerbrooks9922your love sounds like real hard work 😂
That's what musicians are like. They can sing about it but in real life they don't actually DO it.
I read Pattie's book "Wonderful Tonight" (it's a really good read if you're interested) and it was sad to read about how her divorce with George went down and how Eric treated her during their marriage. Marrying musicians and having beautiful songs written about you isn't what it's cracked up to be at all.
As a side note, Pattie seems like a really sweet lady. Love her.
AND IT WILL SILENCE THE A HOLES HERE DISPARAGING HER
that's for sure. Otoh we get incredibly amazing music by Eric,. imho... that to me really stands out in music history. My father taught the first class in the US on the history of rock music, right around that time, 1970.
Great book!
She really is very sweet!! My mom met her and said she was lovely:)
Oh, I didn't know she had written! I will read it thank you very much for the recommendation. I wonder often if either of any of them had a child and didn't disclose it to anyone....I will read it. Best!
Poor Pattie. Yes she had two of the greatest songs ever written about her but the men who wrote them treated her as an inconvenience after she ceased to be their muse.
🤔. But to be loved like that, and there was more than two songs. Things change, but to have at least had that? And TWICE? Holy cow.
@@mangot589 Many, MANY women are loved like that, but the ones to love them are "just ordinary people" instead of world star musicians - women sadly tend to simply not notice at all while looking at and longing for a Layla-lifestyle instead of living with a loved-one by their side they had in reach in plain sight.
I’d rather have a regular, Godly man who loves his friends & family who sees me just as I am instead of making me into some goddess. The Layla type of love is an immature, teenage, Hollywood kind of fantasy fueled by drugs, selfishness, casual sex, etc. Most mature women who want to build a family & a life want the regular guy. Their are tons of rockstar guys in every town at every bar, but they don’t have the money & fame to cover up the ugliness of that kind of lifestyle.
@@southbug27 I highly doubt that "WOMEN .... want the regular guy" assessment of Yours, and I even more doubt the "MOST women... " part of it.
Show your face, "@bugsby4663"...
Duane Allman's slide guitar was divine. He really makes Layla ring out for me.
Amen. For my money, Duane Allman is King. RIP Duane.
And Jim Gordon’s piano solo, which ironically, he stole from a woman (his ex-girlfriend Rita Coolidge).
I’m a Beatles and Clapton fan and over the years I’ve heard many talk about Pattie Boyd. Not once have I ever heard someone say anything bad about her.
She seems to be a genuinely nice person who people take to
And on the other hand Eric is quite the ass!
She’s gorgeous
She has an autobiography published. It starts pretty interesting telling about growing up in Africa. That is perhaps one of the things about she, and her sisters that was so intriguing to the "in-crowd."
The book's not such a good read halfway through as it just becomes a droll recounting of events.
Jenny Boyd was just as scandalous as Patti. While married to Mick Fleetwood, he learned she was having an affair with then guitarist Bob Weston, and caused the band to cut their US tour short when Mick fired him..
Apart from having an affair with her husbands best mate.
@@alistair410and dumping her boyfriend for George. The words gold and digger come to mind
She should be in the rock and roll hall of fame for inspiring so many great songs imo
Yes great idea!!
Brilliant!
Rosanna Arquette also inspired 2 hit songs. "Rosanna" by Toto and "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel.
A “Muse” section would be interesting.
@@rockyroad7345 Thanks for sharing that! She is also a magical woman.
It’s so sad that both of her husbands claimed they were so in love with her and yet both cheated on her multiple times. It’s almost like they were in love with the idea of being in love, but not with the actual person which takes work and dedication.
Terms like Work and Dedication take away from the innate romance that Love needs! Save those terms for your job.
@@curbozerboomer1773 That's the problem with English, and lots of other languages. You can call lots of things "love". But only some of them can last.
But Pattie also cheated on George H. with Keith Richards and other personalities when he wasn't around, she was very attractive back then, Eric was another man who became "in love"/obsessed with her, I don't understand the hypocrisy of just judging the man.
The drugs didn't help either relationship.
you think a women isn't gonna cheat after knowing her husband is or most likely is? any women would do it back if they're dumb enough to stay @@luisjeremyramossotil5650
The Yardbirds are so underrated. One of my favorite bands. The melancholy in ‘For Your Love’ is just perfection.
They were ahead of their time and other great bands came out of that
Good band; under rated.
A disco band called Chille, does that song wonders . Listen into it on UA-cam
I love their appearance in Michaelangelo Antonioni’s “Blow-Up;” their version of “Stroll On” was a foreshadowing of Jimmy Page’s riffs in Led Zeppelin a few years later.
They were never underrated.
Wow I never realized until watching this video how wrong things went for Patti. She finally marries Eric at the end of the 70s and then it didn't last as Clapton found another woman.
What a rock and roll soap opera. Gotta feel for her.
Thank you so much for telling this story in such a powerful way. So sad.
Eric Clapton beat Patty Boyd when they were married treated her badly and cheated her. He truly was a dirt bag and Patty deserved a quality successful man that appreciated her He should have been thrown in jail and charged for his crimes!
She got her cutie pie.
@susannahhayward6861
I totally agree that both Brian and Mark are the better players. I feel as though they've always been under appreciated and should have been recognized on a higher level than than Clapton over the years.
READ HER AUTO BIOGRAPHY. THAT CHILD HE HAD THAT DIED, HE FATHERED WHEN WITH PATTY
It's like two little boys squabbling over a toy ...George tossed the toy to the side until he realized someone else wanted to play with it.
Everybody talks about how deep his love for Patti was, how much he suffered, etc. He ended up being physically and verbally abusive to her. Bastard.
I have met guys like that -- they only want what they can't have. As soon as a woman becomes available, they are suddenly gone.
Eric Clapton was a dirt bag and should have been thrown in jail for his crimes!!
Agree. Hate the little smarmy attitude he had about the love child as a result of his adulterous affair.
Oh, good Lord. He had a love child. So what? - so did many people back then, although most just screwed around but didn’t have a kid. And as for being abusive- were you there? Oh, the sanctimony…
@@imlistening1137 no smartass I wasn't there but I believe patti. Good luck with your hero worship. He is also a racist and washed up as an artist. He moaned and bitched about COVID restrictions because being worth a hundred million dollars wasn't enough for him. He could have supported his band and crew out of his own pocket. Now go kiss your Clapton poster. And don't bother with a reply because I am not interested. Peace and love.
She was their muse …. How strange life is especially in that bubble of creativity and heightened emotions and love is just a word, a passing feeling that translates into the most amazing music.
“After a time you will find having a thing is not always as pleasing a thing as wanting it. It is not logical but it is often true.”
Mr. Spock
Hahaha! I recognized that piece of brilliant wisdom. 😅
Outstanding writing- and far ahead of its time.
Spock was autism on tv. I felt vulcan too
Spock is omniscient. If he says it’s so, it’s true. Live long and prosper! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
Hey, which TOS episode was this from? (unless it was one of the movies?)
I never understood the concept of a man pursuing a woman and as soon as he gets her, he breaks her heart. I never, never, NEVER understood that. Great video, though.
That's the mentality of conquest. Idk if it's nature, nurture or a some combination of the two but I don't think there's ever been a male without this drive motivating him in some way---often sexual.
A lot of great stories along those lines, like Don Juan (Mozart's opera Don Giovanni)
Sometimes it's not because she is pretty but only looks that way. It is easy to understand that beauty can only be skin deep.
They can't respect a woman who would hang with THEM.
@@ascoop22 Well one has to ask why she wouldn't commit. Gee. If she really didn't like one or the other enough I am sure she would have stayed and lived with one more than the other. But when the second man doesn't care and still caries on with love it's STILL A FRIGGING CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!
George has always been my favorite Beatle. I've known a bit about the backstory for years, but hearing that he was so devoted to a religion that requires serious discipline, yet treated dozens of women like disposal objects to advance his own spiritual journey sounds really messed up. Definitely brings my appreciation of him as a human being down many notches.
Not defending his behavior but I will point out that drugs can make monsters out of good people. He seemed pretty loaded on cocaine at the time.
I love George but his read of his beliefs led him in strange directions.. somehow he thought being in touch & aware of the almighty could trump one's own actions as happens frequently among believers.. a major blind spot.
Completely agree with you. George used to be my fav was “my beatle” but not anymore
Well, he is still my favorite. His religious beliefs have nothing to do with me and my God. I love the fact that he changed and started a life with a beautiful woman who remained his wife and soul mate till death. She also gave him a beautiful son that is so much like George...He did so much good for Bangladesh and many musicians helped including Eric Clapton. And it was his son and Eric Clapton that did the Epic concert 'George' which celebrated George's life. Very good George, you were so good, and I thank you for all the music...
And he loved to cheat.
Try not to fall in love with idealists. You'll never live up to their idea of who you are.
I’m an idealist, who has finally realized that about myself, and I no longer date because of my…unrealistic expectations.
@@The_Mimewarnarcissism
@@Silentguy_78that's quite the assumption based on one sentence
You are right. I've never felt sorrier for Patti Boyd - she truly got the shaft. I guess the saying 'never marry a music man' is a truism. That woman suffered.
Oh balls. A pretty face that lived the high life. Suffered?my ass.
I’m a musician and not only did I purposely NOT marry a musician, I consciously stopped dating them years before I even got married. I wanted no part of another musician’s life, despite living the life myself, and I also know how crappy it can be for the non-musician partner. Luckily for my husband, I ultimately became a music teacher and left that life behind before we even met, so he didn’t have to go through it himself. It’s a gift beyond all others,but it can be a hell of a life…
Unless that music man is Paul McCartney!
@@namelia4439 Sounds like you are a wise woman!
Patty got at least three shafts in this story
You can believe me when I tell you that Pattie is one of the loveliest women you could ever meet. She’s absolutely brilliant and a sweetheart. No one on earth has ever had a bad word to say about her. That’s because it’s impossible. She’s an absolute angel.
Thanks for that. Somehow I know that she needs to have that said about her.
I don't believe that for one minute.
An angel that played up on her husband
Shes a total idiot
oh cool another obsessed dude. you should write a song about her!
No, sorry. Real women who are pure enough to be considered angels would never have let herself get into such a degenerate situation, or took up the destructive lifestyle that this type of fame and fortune tempts people with. Someone who is that good of a person would have walked away once George cheated on her, went and found a real honest man who lived a simple and uncomplicated life, free of drugs and alcohol, and full of simple hard work and discipline and been a good wife and mother; raising another generation of good people.
Patti's story is like a tale of a modern Muse. Thanks to her we have two of the most beautiful songs ever written, Something and Layla. ❤
In a way videos like this are healthy to see. It reminds us that just because someone is a very good musician doesn't mean that they are not a degenerate.
Degenerate?
You mean human.
@@tonyvalle2310 thank you. Clapton expressed deep shame in an interview at the audacity of trying to steal another man’s wife. Respect.
According to the statistics, degenerates are now those of us who prefer to mate for life. So, yeah, just GREAT musicians with issues. Degenerate seems a little judgmental.
@@tonyvalle2310 this is considerably more degenerate than your average person
Clapton and Harrison loved themselves more than they loved Patti.
Being a rockstar must change you! Maybe these same two guys would have been faithful and loving to their wives, if fame was not involved. Can you imagine, every night on tour, all these hot chicks being available for you! For what ever! But no, they weren’t narcissists!
Any women, no matter how infatuating or intoxicating she is…
There’s a guy who is tired of her shyte and just wants to be left the hell alone
And righty so. All she was is eye candy while they are some of the best loved musicians of all time!
@@redfo3009 all they are is meat puppets. You think a human's value is based on how well they play the guitar? You sound like a great person.
@@TheArmchairrocker well her value was based on how she looked. Their value was based on their talent.
I love when "ordinary" people do these things, we talk about it with disgrace, and when famous ones, we talk about them in awe. So silly.
so very true
Ordinary people are CRAZY
Rich people are "eccentric"
Yeah, sounds like a big twisted mess.
Sure I agree but then again not everyone wrote Something or Layla.
@@fujifilm5127 uhm, so what?
You mean, you have to behave like an asshole to write beautiful songs? Being kind in general, does not get you those songs? :)
As a singer-songwriter also, getting your heart broken makes for amazing fuel to create great music.
I recently met Pattie in NYC. Being a huge fan of both George & Eric i had read about this story. It was amazing to hear her tell it from her point of view. Ive always found it so amazing that they remained friends to the end❤
In other words, she saw herself as a woman who had agency.
I’m sure many girls were envious of Patty being loved by two iconic talented handsome men, with that said the uneasy heartbreaking emotions of the whole ordeal is something too difficult to handle. After watching this video I say “no thank you” my heart isn’t strong enough but these incredible songs dedicated to Patty will now hold a different meaning for me and not just love songs. Thank you for sharing this story!
Jealousy. Lust. Deceit. Betrayal. Infidelity. Addiction. Hedonism.
But other than that they were good guys
@@drdrew3 I never knew what trash they were! Disappointing.
Big deal. These are the same guys that we went to school with, with who had brownies in their underwear. They were just as creepy as the majority of mashers out there.
@@lindac6919 agree they were chauvinistic british guys as many in those days nothing special,
Ok@@lindac6919
Eric only wanted what he couldn’t have and then when he got it, he mistreated her, then married her on a bet showing off how he had her wrapped around his little finger. I used to think he was romantic, now I see how narcissistic he and George both were towards a woman they claimed to love.
After he received from Jagger what he have done when he lost Carla Bruni, males ego battles :)
George? But Pattie cheated he with Keith Richards too, she was very attractive back then, Eric was another man who became obsessed with her, I don't understand the hypocrisy of just judging the man lol.
@@luisjeremyramossotil5650 Ronnie Wood. I never heard about Keith Richards.
@@luisjeremyramossotil5650 Perhaps if you read the whole story you would understand the situation better. Just a thought.
@@luisjeremyramossotil5650This was the Free Love age,& altruistic era of forgiveness, non-judgment, unconditional love…etc… a very spiritual time… not like now…✌🏼🌅☮️🌀🆒❤️🔥☯️🖼️🎼🍻
This at 66 years old..thank you! Complicated, no doubt..❤ Patty reminds me of Marianne Faithful. I met Marianne after her bow died-her sad eyes impressed me. Sad soul, but beautiful.
FYI she was Mick Jagger’s girlfriend in the 60’s. Love her , and look up the song ‘“as tears go by” she was 16 or 17 when this was recorded. So brilliant..
You did a _terrific_ job relaying this story. Incredibly professional and engaging. Bravo.
excellent presentation.
I agree. I really enjoyed all the interesting information you put together.
But he missed out how when Eric was chasing after Patti he was living with her younger sister getting her totally hooked on heroin. Looks like a huge hole in the story.
@@markthompson3398 Definitely Paula Boyd lived with Clapton for a (fairly short) time, but a claim that "Clapton got her totally hooked on heroin" is probably not validated sufficiently to include in, at least, this bio vid.
@@markthompson3398 Heroin, alright, but did they shag?
When I was a kid I looked up to all these guys from this era. Now that I’m married and with kids, I see them as adolescents playing dumb games with serious consequences. So weird how that changes. And personally glad I gave up the idea of being a touring artist and instead have a beautiful family.
Good for you. That's what's known as solid, aware, kind and respectable person.
@@kauaitulum28 :) thank you for the compliment, I definitely think that it’s better this way. Would die for my wife, would never play games with her heart and never did from the time I met her. Would die for my kids, too. Such a gift.
If anyone reading this could pray for me to be a batter husband, father, and provider I would appreciate it. I need God’s help in everything.
Avery wise take on things. WELL SAID.
@@thedorsinator keep the faith, they don’t make men like that anymore. 🤍
Good for you, honestly don't think many dads ever see the error of their idolization of these overgrown 20somethings. They were in their 30s & 40s, breaking hearts like they were still 23.
What a great mini documentary, well scripted, edited and produced. Such a great story.
Loving how at the end you play "wonderful tonight" while talking about "something" and "layla". Truly premium storytelling.
As a George fanatic, I often find myself saying he got the raw end of the deal. But he was not innocent in this at all. He kinda did the same thing to Ringo as Eric did to him
He kinda... no, he absolutely did the exact same thing with Maureen.
As a rule, musicians are narcissistic, self-involved, and therefore, bad choices for being "soul mates". And Ms. Boyd nowadays, is a living example of how transitory female beauty can be!...She looks now like anyone's grannie, no matter how much makeup is employed by her. Oh well, time Waits for No One, as Mick (another geriatric example) did sing, over 50 years ago.
@@curbozerboomer1773 Johnny Marr from The Smiths is still married to his High School girlfriend.
Sure, but that was just Ringo. I mean it's not like he's a person or anything 😂
@@mikepaulus4766 hahaha! yeah as george martin said. john was the heart, paul the soul, george the spirit and ringo the drummer of the beatles.
"Here comes the sun" is incredibly beautiful
Wonderful simple song. Beautiful.
Both "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something" were referring to George's celebrating Krishna coming into his life - according to those who really knew him. The original lyrics to Something were "Something in the way He moves" but he decided that people would misinterpret that
George wrote it one early morning in Eric's garden.
Ya know. As much as I dreamed of being a high profile musician in my youth and living the lifestyle of a "rockstar", I am so happy that it never came to be. I have the best relationship with the woman I have loved with all my heart for the last 37 years and NONE of the weird BS and mental BS that these people played upon one another. Musical genius's? Yes. Good and moral human being's? Not a chance. I sleep well at night with my choices.
Good for you! I'm just like. "What?" I was born in 1971 and never heard of this before. Wow, seems like there was a lot going on before I was born! Never knew Eric Clapton was George's best friend. I did a study on how the Beatles turned to Eastern Religion and did drugs. Sad.
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You havetje proper. atritude!thanksforbpitring it out there!👍🏻😍
Good for you, rock stars do have lots of problems, drugs and alcohol can destroy your life
Good good for you, however I hope you still rocked out and continued to work on your musical craft, or else you failed on that part. You don’t need to be a rock star to come out with some tasty licks
Thank you for that endearing yet troubling time for all three. And yes, the music that they created during that time will never leave us.
Layla is now Karen. Karen is fat and so is Layla. Comments have been turned off means you don't want me telling Layla she is grossly over weight. Eric it's great you still love Penny Boyd aka Layla. Karen was wearing a blue overcoat on the 127 TTC bus going east towards Spadina. She spun around and glared at me sitting in the back. I no longer had a rice bowl hair cut because I had learned to cut my own hair to avoid rice bowl haircuts. If I can give myself a better haircut than a hair stylist whom I pay 25CAD and walk out the door with the girl laughing at me then rice bowl haircuts that you may get are deliberate malice of fore thought. They are by design. Karen told me to take my letter and kiss her ass. Her friends waited for me to get upset so that they could tell her. No reaction means you tell her Peter is gay because no reaction. 2025 Peter isn't gay either. What is wrong with this guy Toronto? His name is Peter at 1060 and goes by LOPS-667. Lady Vanessa 85 Lambertlodge also failed to cuckold Peter. She said "I'm afraid that's just not possible" Yet Peter has no gay boyfriend no Asian boyfriend. Even with the gay Chinese men you sent to lure Peter ... Peter no interested in gay china men, Japanese gay, Koren gay. Now you all go stick Garand's Thumb up Scott Batocci's big fat ass.
Both Eric and George are phenomenal guitarist. Thanks for sharing.
But neither were very good people. Substance abuse and irresponsibility were also phenomenal.
I enjoyed how you told this story without being one-sided. Very good.
Clapton only wanted her while he couldn’t have her…once she decided to go with him, he was done with it and looking for the next one.
We, as a species, are just one chromosome away from being chimps!...We are basically hairless animals, and animals do not have high standards when it comes to procreation.
@@curbozerboomer1773 Yeah. He was also in active addiction, so there's that.
Simpin at it finest!
One could easily connect those dots -- but I wonder what the real truth is...or maybe there was not a 'real' truth. Maybe just an ebb-and-flow type of deal with no one keeping score
@Curbozer Boomer Except all of the animal species that mate for life. So, not sure what you're talking about here.
Loving this song. Im a new mom and I can totally relate. Having a family, a baby is the hardest thing, harder than medschool, that I have ever done. But also the most beautiful thing that when I stare at my son, our first born, it’s like time stops, in a beautiful, sublime way.
I hope she found the genuine love she deserved ❤
She did. She has a very happy life with her third husband.
Me too @barbara8802 - there are so many really good men out there who aren't "rock stars" who treat women really well.
@@kate_cooperGlad to hear that.
@@SuzyQ334 Yes, and her third, long and happy marriage is to a bloke who has nothing to do with the the music industry. Some kind of property developer, IIRC. Probably a case of 'twice bitten, thrice shy'!
@@TheGreenOne7676 Look up Eric #1. I can't recall the details now, but IIRC, he did end up with someone else, who was also famous/ high profile, an actress, perhaps.
Pattie didn't actually dump him to go after rock stars; she dumped him because she liked George better, and she and Eric #1 had issues in their relationship, it wasn't the best. He coerced her into a sexual relationship - her first - before she was really ready. Probably George was just the impetus she needed to make that needed break. And of course, by all accounts, George and Eric pursued HER, she didn't 'go after' either of them. She was a top model and quite a catch. She didn't need to pursue anybody.
Apart from that, what's so awful about people having a series of relationships before they find the one they want to marry? Has everyone regressed into the idea you shouldn't have any relationships before marriage?
Have you never ended a relationship that wasn't working?
An interviewer asked Olivia Harrison (George's second wife) how they kept their marriage together. She said "Don't get divorced. " And then spoke about having to forgive certain behaviors. Speaks volumes, IMHO.
no one shouldn't stand cheating. if ur a cheater don't get married and don't settle for a cheater IMHO
Sure she “settled” for Harrison. I don’t think so. Cheating bothers some more than others. If you’re marrying a Beatle, the group was known to have a history of alternative lifestyles, drug taking, failed relationships, unfaithfulness, interpersonal conflict etc.
They are also known for musical genius, being icons of culture, bringing eastern philosophy to the mainstream and for their wealth.
There is a lot to be attracted to in George Harrison. The fact Olivia Harrison married him and was happy in that marriage does not bother me at all. Good for her.
I think it’s interesting that since the sixties and seventies we’ve shed many prejudices about homosexuality and gay/lesbian relationships. We are more inclusive in so many other ways. But when it comes to infidelity it seems to be less tolerated that in was 50 years ago.
I’m not saying you should accept it in your relationships. But if others want to live that way, and it’s not hurting you, then I don’t know what your problem with it is?
Maybe she was wise enough to know there is no "perfect person" out there. A "perfect marriage" is unrealistic. There will be up's and down's in any relationship. No two people are exactly alike. Not everyone has to order the same toppings on their pizzas. If you find someone you can stick it out with though, despite some of your differences, that's all that matters.
@@TheeDezaray I agree lying and cheating is immature. Not good for a long-term trusting relationship. However like emilchandran said, not everyone shares the same views and rules on relationships. Some women enjoy threesomes and whatnot too, they just don't want to be lied to about things like anyone else. So at the same time there is nothing wrong with being poly either. But if you're going to be poly, your partner should be on the same page. Keep it fair, honest, and mature. If you have to lie or cheat, maybe that's not the right partner for either person in that relationship?
@@silvercloud1641 I read a bit about George coming to LA and meeting Olivia. She was working for his LA agent/music distributor when he came in for a meeting (not sure about the exact business). The thing is Olivia knew musical artists, and knew the industry. They had shared interests in Eastern philosophies and vegetarianism from memory. Olivia was from a mixed Latino heritage. So there was that vibrant energy from a cross-cultural relationship. (The Beatles travelled the world from such a young age. It's interesting that all four were drawn to similarly international women as partners.) I'll never forget Olivia physically taking on the 2.00am intruder at their property in England. That said it all for me. When fearful danger presented, she faced it in defence of George and their son.
"I remember having a conversation with George Harrison about how he could reconcile following Krishna with his having to lay out lines of coke in order to talk about Krishna with me.” - Pete Townshend
At least he wasn't a child molester, there are worse things!🤔🤔🤔
Where did you rewd this quote? Is there a book on it that I can read?
@@johnflynn2109the what?? Krishna, George, Eric? Who are you referring to?
@@blue---mondayplug the quote into Google, it'll likely tell you. There's so many books about these lads
@@blue---mondayNew York Times magazine interview from November 24 2019
Her tell all “Wonderful Tonite” saved her financially
Best line I ever heard from George on an interview was "we share the same wife". It always cracks me up
Poor George - Eric should have remember the bible's warning against adultery.
@@DavidNotSolomon under the amount of drugs and alcohol he was taking at the time, that would have been nearly impossible to remember. And George himself isn't guilt free on this matter either
They -George & Eric referred to themselves as 'husband-in-laws'.
HOW ABOUT "YOU CAN KEEP HER THEN" HE DIDNT CARE
Interesting.
With friends like Eric, who needs enemies?
With friends like smack, who needs love?
Yeah
😂
He is a nasty man.He traded dope and drink for racism.
Most overrated guitarist of all time
Now that's a great story. Even though I was a teenager in the 70's and lived through this truly epic music, I had no idea about the story behind it. Amazing and thank you for telling it in a wonderful way.
Fascinating that everyone is quite sure they have complete understanding of these 3 complex people and their years long relationships after only 13 minutes.
you must be young. many of us went through this with them and are getting some light shined on it.
Substance abuse, ego, rejection, emotional abuse. And then we honor these people for a great song. Amazing how seductive music is.
Sometimes it's better to separate the song from the person. Those two songs will always be great songs, regardless. It's a bit like saying: oh the guy that sculpted the statue of Liberty was a louse to his wife. Does that somehow diminish the power and beauty of the thing he created there? Hell no.
@@pipfox7834 I think seperating the art from the artist is a bit more case by case for me. But Layla and Something are universal. I hate Eric Clapton and his treatment of her and general douche public persona, but I can listen to Layla and think of the girl I have a crush on. George isn't as bad of a case and I still respect a lot about him but even so, Something captures love in its simplest terms for all to hear. 😊
@conormcdermott-mt1nc yes, I see what you mean about taking things case by case...and about the songs, they're beautiful :)
also george got a pretty nice les paul... win win.. headache is gone and u get a guitar cant ask for much more.
Its called being human. Its just they are famous so all their shortcummings and downfalls are put out for the world to see, where as the general public doesn't really care when you abuse substances, fight with your spouse and commit adultery, lol. I'm sure ever single person in the comments critisizing them are 100% sin free human beings 🙄 get real people...
They always want you until they get you. A story as old as time. 😢
Works both ways.
Never again.
They get what they want. But they never want it again.
Pattie wrote in her book that near the end of George's life she was in "a bad place". She called George (who she admits she never stopped loving, far more than Eric) and said she was spinning out of control. George invited her to move into his Friar Park home, despite Olivia and his son Dhani living there. He said he never stopped loving her after she left him, and that it was still HER home as well. It is sad that infidelity was so much a part of George's life - it caused such pain for every woman who loved him, and damaged every relationship so deeply. Today Olivia admits HER hurt, but how she accepted it knowing Harrison's greatest love was Dhani - so he would always come back home to her for the sake of the son he adored. Pattie later married a property manager unconnected to music and is living a happy life out of the spotlight. By the way, you left out "I Need You", a VERY popular Harrison song written for Pattie and included in the Beatles movie HELP, For You Blue which was also very popular as well as several great but less popular songs.
Clapton dedicated to her song Layla, which is one of the greatest love recital rock songs
The song is a testament to the immense power of infatuation.
well said!
It was an unusually long infatuation, then, as it lasted years.
It was love and people can fall out of love. There are a few stages of love, the first is infatuation. After some time together that infatuation changes and it can then go one way or the other. With sex drugs and rock and roll, it often goes the other way.
Pattie Boyd still talks to Eric to this day, and she was talking to George until he died. Pattie did an interview not that long ago telling everyone that she is very happy with her husband and Eric talking about how they have both grown up so much and he still says that he loves her even now.
Well seriously what is he going to say? Talk is cheap.
I had heard that he never did love her. He said that right out loud I sought on some interview somewhere and I felt so bad for Patti.
@@Ritarater George and Patty did love each other. Then they fell out of love and then they still had respect for each other as friends. The same goes for Eric Clapton. He said a lot of shit and then he took it back so who knows what's going on in his mind. Patty even said once when she was talking to him she sort of hinted. Have you grown up now and he agreed that he needed too and he was doing a lot of drugs like they all were so who knows where his mind was.
This video deserves more views.
Thanks!
And fewer inane, ill-informed and judgmental comments.
I really like the way you talk. It's so relaxed and friendly. Great video!
I read Pattie's memoir Wonderful Tonight about 10-15 years ago. Both men treated her so badly, and she just kept coming back for more and more mistreatment. It was frustrating to read, because she never seemed to come to terms with her codependency or gain any insight to why she kept putting herself in that position. Throughout the book, she makes excuses for them, and all rock-n-rollers in general, as if being creative geniuses gives them license to cr*p all over people.
I hope she has found peace and healing and relationships with people more worthy of her gentle and generous spirit.
Women hope that a man will mature and appreciate them. My father once told me, "Some men think that they are TOO WONDERFUL for just one woman."
George was much better to her but left her destitute as did Eric
Rita Coolidge and her then boyfriend Jim Gordon (who was friends with Eric Clapton) wrote a song that would eventually become the instrumental piano part in Eric Clapton's song "Layla", but Rita was never credited with writing it. A year earlier, Rita and Jim Gordon played their song (which had lyrics) for Eric Clapton. In a nutshell, Eric and Jim Gordon made a conscious effort to strip away the lyrics from the song that Rita and Jim wrote and incorporated the instrumental parts into Eric Clapton's song Layla, but without consulting Rita Coolidge. Rita didn't find-out about it until she heard "Layla" on the radio. Derek And The Dominos keyboardist Bobby Whitlock openly supports Rita Coolidge's claims and says he was well aware that her song was being ripped-off. If anyone questions why Jim Gordon would have done something like that, know that he went to prison in 1983 for murdering his mother.
Yeah, Eric Clapton is a complete piece of shit and fully admits it in his book.
Big Rita fan.
EC sold his soul and his two year old baby boy died and paid for it. Never liked EC
OMG - that is *so disgusting* ! ! ! 🤬💢 Thank you for providing us with the truth.
However, I must take issue with your claim that the murder of his mother was somehow related to his character. That terrible incident was due to an unfortunate episode of paranoid psychosis, as he had developed schizophrenia which had gone undiagnosed. He'd been repeatedly misdiagnosed and treated instead for alcohol abuse. If he had become well enough whilst in prison, he surely could have sued his past doctors for malpractice.
"Gordon developed schizophrenia and began to hear voices (including his mother's) which compelled him to starve himself and prevented him from sleeping, relaxing or playing drums. His physicians misdiagnosed the problems and instead treated him for alcohol abuse. [...] Only after his arrest for murder was Gordon properly diagnosed with schizophrenia." [from Wikipedia]
I'vs known this story for decades, it's a heart breaking mess. I wanted to tell you how very well done your video is!! I appreciate the hard work you must have put into this, tying every it all together concisely from the very early beginning 🐦thank you so much! Subscribed
I agree wholeheartedly & have subscribed!
Thank you!
When we were kids and heard these songs on the radio, all we knew was a few curt public statements and some rumors. Of course, we were kids too and had no idea.
So much information, along with videos, in only 13 minutes!
I had no idea about any of this, so thank you, and really well done 👍🏻👏🏻
Much more powerful and heartbreaking than I first thought. Sadly, the only thing remaining of those tumultuous times is the tender heartfelt beauty of the songs and lyrics left behind. ❤️
Effigies. That's the way all things end.
A most tumultuous and turbulent trio indeed. The music was so beautiful and full of feeling. I’m grateful they all remain friends through the heartbreak.
Well, maybe Patti and Eric are friends. George has been dead a long time!
As a 70 year old I grew up with their music and still enjoy listening to it.
I already knew some of the history of it, but this video joined many of the dots.
So, when I listen to their music in the future, it will mean much more.
Thank you so much 🙂
Do you know any of the songs there? I want to know the one in 9:55 in the video:((
@@yuumustaine cocaine by eric
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You did a great job telling this story of them.
David Hartley - FANTASTIC JOB, bravo - I'm a huge Beatles and Clapton fan and have spent time myself trying to find these answers to not come even close. You are a true researcher and journalist, never quit. Cheers
She didn't appear to be a "groupie". She got the short end from both of them. If you love a woman and are sure, and can tell that she loves you, treat her right, strive, seriously, to be faithful, tender, and considerate, for life. Put her first.
You’d think it would be easy to do that. 😂
Nice idea, but most modern women actually don't appreciate that and will boost their ego to a point where they drop you like a hot potato.
@@DavidNotSolomon Most but not all. Some women would treasure such a man.
Pattie was already a top model when she met George. Certainly not a groupie. She met him because she was hired for a movie the Beatles starred in.
@@lorrilewis2178 And George pursued her, not the other way round. In an era when everyone was sleeping with everyone, she really had relatively few relationships, and certainly never went around in pursuit of rock stars. She met Eric because of his friendship with her husband.
For both men, it was the case of don't know what you got till its gone .
Patty was one of the most beautiful women i have ever seen. What a beautiful soul .What a life .Shes a diamond .I'm so. glad she found a strong marriage .What a lucky fella..
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
@PC...yawn!!!
I am a 66 year old woman and certainly not famous. But I went through something similar between 2 immature men. My ex husband and his best friend. They both ended up treating me badly and broke my heart.
Ditto
So you're both kinda skanky eh? Being stuck in between best friends is kinda ickkkk
So sorry to hear that. So many men like to idealise women rather than truly love them for who they are as a whole.
Same
@fowlerham
So, if I understand you correctly, you knowingly strung two men along because that stroked your ego instead of remaining faithful to your husband?
Layla is still one of my most loved songs by Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton only wrote the first part of the song "Layla". Rita Coolidge wrote what was used as the coda at the end. Jim Gordon came to her initially with just an idea for a song and she sat down and basically wrote the song called "Time". Jim Gordon later presented himself as the writer of that melody and used it to get together with Clapton to write "Layla". In fact, according to Rita, when she and Jim went to visit Eric in the studio a year earlier when he was in the process of recording songs for an album, Clapton knew up front that she wrote it because she personally played the tape of the song for him and then left it with him to consider for the album. A year or so later she hears "Layla" on the radio, goes to a record shop to look at a copy of the record to see if her name is credited as a writer on it and sees that she isn't.
I can vouch for this, I have researched it as well.
Also vouch; worked in the industry.
I will investigate further!...
Not to mention that Duane Allman was a huge architect of the sound on Layla.
Duane alman and Eric clapton wrote the opening rif for layla
Sounds more like a fox hunt than a love story.
Oscar Wilde once said the fox hunt was the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible.
The face that launched a thousand ships....love...gained and lost....is one of the most powerful aspects of being human...
Layla was prominently featured on the little-known Canadian movie Slipstream (1973) with Luke Askew. The scene is actually quite amazing with Layla playing during a thunderstorm and mixed with the sound of thunder as Luke dances outdoors in a field in the middle of the storm. Quite memorable.
Beautiful story, and well told. Thanks for the effort this took.
I always thought that Pattie Boyd was a bit of a floosie as that is the way she was painted. This video shows she was far from it, stuck between two emotional toddlers whose emotional depth in their music didn't translate into the real world. Thanks for putting the record straight.
No one is stuck. People claim they are stuck as an excuse not to do something to better themselves.
When one man tries to invade a marriage and steal his friend’s wife, it’s doomed from the start. They all 3 traveled down the wrong road.
Yeah no one involved was in the right lol
If Patty had told both these guys to take a hike, she would have had a better life.
AJJAJA but no songs, do you think she will take that deal today ? I mtrully asking ....
@@BBEros sad to say she probably would choose be miserable all over again along with most women.
And she would have been a lot poorer. Motivation is what it is.
@@ElSantoLuchador probably right.
And if she’d gotten better lawyer divorcing from George
We cherish their music that touches our lives... but as much is you see their lives as glamorous, they are often times more tragic... learning the truth about many of these artists kind of tarnishes their gift and contribution...
Great video...informative, thorough, concise and entertaining. And you have a great voice!
Thank you for this intimate documentary, very well researched and presented. Well done
Thanks for making this video. It filled in a lot of the blanks for me. Stuff I've pondered for years. Now I know. And the mystery has been solved ...for me..about love, the music, the people involved . .a thousand thank yous
Oh my! I feel so bad for poor Patty. I knew that there was a story to be told in the song, Layla but i didn't know how badly Patty was treated. I think these guys only cared about themselves.
The Layla period was also when Duane Allman joined Clapton and the band for a studio session. You can hear Allman's distinctive guitar throughout the Layla album.
Can you tell Eric from Duane on Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out?
Duane played slide on most of the songs. They were /are both fantastic guitarists but each have their own distinctive sound. (Duane on Gibsons & Eric had mostly switched to strats by that point.) If you can get the 25th anniversary version of the album it has a lot of the unpublished cuts of the songs and once Duane got there the energy level picked up immensely.@@ascoop22
Yes. That's a great story, too.
I'm amazed by the quality of this video. Great work and thank you
I remember as an 8 Year old stumbling on a Beatles for sale record at my Aunties, putting it on and being mesmerised by the amazing songs and voices that came out. As I became older, I was intrigued by the amazing lives these stars had. I guess for some their consistency with Music and living life styles of the rich and famous ultimately took its toll on various loved ones. No judgement from me, we are all on a journey to find meaning in our lives. love you George and John, and Elvis, Michael Jackson, Prince and so many souls that brought us all a little bit of Musical genius and vulnerable humanness to this planet.
Well done! This was an exceptional mini- documentary with accuracy and great reference to musicology. The photos and footage matched your narration beautifully. I hope to check out more of your videos. Thanks!
thank you for researching and making this video……
always nice to get more insight
Solid telling of a very convoluted story.
Layla - my fave song of all time. Reminds me of being a little girl in summer and my big sister, in her VW bug, taking us through Topanga Canyon to Zuma beach, just past Malibu.
Stfu boomer. We don't give af.
I heard part of this story years ago, but your summation explains the deeper emotional aspects of this story. Having genetic predispositions to addiction in all its many forms, can easily lead to many destructive behaviors over a lifetime. Thank you for sharing!
Addiction is not love, with respect to human relationships it seems to be based upon needs that can never be resolved by sex. All of us determined to heal from common childhood traumas, eventually realize forgiveness is the only door required to walk through. The insecurity we feel can temporarily be helped by the support of others, but ultimately we need to be willing participants in our own healing.
I guess for ppl who were only vaguely aware of the Eric, Pattie, George love triangle, it may be weirder than they thought. But for most fans of Eric and George this is all well known public knowledge and from the many interviews with Eric, Pattie and George on that matter.
I had no clue, and thought it was a great video.
I guess you already know too much to be on UA-cam.
Just a good ol' "ménage à trois"
No where did this video claim to be breaking news
I had no idea
As I get older I find it so unbelievable how dysfunctional these people were. Downright amazing they didn't kill themselves in a variety of ways. Yet they produced so many timeless classics. The 60s will never be duplicated again. The digital age will ensure this.