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Article: I'd pray Eric would pass out and not touch me; Not so wonderful tonight ... Pattie says she felt uncomfortable when Eric visited her and George Harrison at their mansion in 1973 Flawed hero ... Eric, above, plays guitar in a picture taken by Pattie in 1975. Left: The couple en route to one of his concerts in Europe. Below: Lory Del Santo with Conor, the son she had with Eric.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 12, 2007
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Byline: PATTIE BOYD
I had never been allowed to go on tour with my husband George Harrison,so had no idea what to expect when I left him to join Eric Clapton on his 1974US tour. But standing at the side of the stage night after night, musicexploding in my head and vibrating through every part of me, was an incrediblesensation - deeply sexy.
Looking out at the thousands of screaming people who had come to see Eric, myEric, was mind-blowing, especially seeing their reaction every time he playedthe opening chords of Layla, the song he had written to woo me away fromGeorge.
The tour was gruelling: 26 shows, from coast to coast, playing to ...
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