Nickname:	Slow Hand
Known for:	Heat, Goodfellas, The Color of Money
Birth name:	Eric Patrick Clapton
Birthday:	30 March 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England, UK
Height:	5' 11½" (1.82 m)

Eric Clapton is selling 13 of his shotguns at auction for an estimated $900,000.


ERIC CLAPTON is selling 13 of his shotguns at auction for an estimated $900,000 (£500,000).The 63-year-old took up shooting five years ago and has collected shotguns by some of the great British gunmakers.He says, "I like a gun to look like a working tool but it’s a magnificent piece of art as well." Clapton says
ERIC CLAPTON turned his Monday night (25Feb08) New York concert into a BLIND FAITH tribute show by performing the entire A-side of the group’s 1969 eponymous album with former bandmate STEVE WINWOOD.The duo kick-started a three-night stint at Madison Square Garden with a unannounced medley of Blind Faith classics, much to the delight of fans.Tracks
Reuters - North Korea invited guitar legend Eric Clapton to play in its capital, the communist country's embassy in London said on Tuesday as the New York Philharmonic gave a historic performance in the hermit state.
AP - LONDON (AP) — North Korean officials have invited rock guitarist Eric Clapton to play a concert in the communist state, a diplomat at the country's embassy in London said.
Reuters - Veteran British rocker Steve Winwood, who is playing a series of highly anticipated gigs with ex-bandmate Eric Clapton in New York this week, is gearing up to release his first studio album in five years.
AP - North Korean officials have invited rock guitarist Eric Clapton to play a concert in the Communist state, a diplomat at the country's embassy in London said Tuesday.
Reuters - North Korea has invited Eric Clapton to rock its capital, a spokesman for the Communist country's embassy in London said on Tuesday.
LONDON (AP) - North Korean officials have invited rock guitarist Eric Clapton to play a concert in the Communist state, a diplomat at the country's embassy in London said Tuesday.


Legendary rocker ERIC CLAPTON feared for his life after attempting to go to the toilet on the White House lawn following a charity concert at the Presidential venue.The Layla hitmaker played a gig at the famous Washington D.C. landmark for former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hilary.And after coming off stage, Clapton went to
Rocker Eric Clapton is selling off memorabilia online in an effort to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre at Antigua rehab facility. The guitar great has teamed with online auction site eBay.com to open a new store, which will sell the Clapton collectibles.


Rocker ERIC CLAPTON is selling off memorabilia online in an effort to raise funds for his Crossroads Centre at Antigua rehab facility.The guitar great has teamed with online auction site eBay.com to open a new store, which will sell the Clapton collectibles.Items up for grabs include tour jackets, backstage passes, T-shirts, mugs and bumper stickers.Clapton
A fishing mishap finally convinced veteran rocker ERIC CLAPTON he needed to seek help for his alcoholism.The Layla star, who quit heroin in the ’70s only to replace that addiction with booze, realised he had to get help when he broke his fishing rod in the ’80s.Clapton says, "It was the fishing rod that told
A supermodel-turned-singer who once dated Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton is now romancing French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Carla Bruni, 39, was photographed with Sarkozy, 52, at the Disneyland theme park near Paris, France on Saturday.


A supermodel-turned-singer who once dated SIR MICK JAGGER and ERIC CLAPTON is now romancing French President NICOLAS SARKOZY.Carla Bruni, 39, was photographed with Sarkozy, 52, at the Disneyland theme park near Paris, France on Saturday (15Dec07).Although the pair has yet to confirm dating reports, the editor of L’Express magazine, Christophe Barbier, claims Bruni has told
A guitar signed for charity by rock legends Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page and Mark Knopfler has been lost in the mail.


Rocker Eric Clapton's excessive drinking and drug use meant he did not have sex sober until he was into his 30s. The Layla singer, 62, admits he can barely remember a thing about certain periods of his youth - least of all his sexual encounters.


Eric Clapton didn't have sober sex until he was 30.

The "Tears in Heaven" singer - who started experimenting with drink and drugs when he was 15 - didn't make love without being high until he kicked his habits.
Eric Clapton and his former Blind Faith band mate Steve Winwood are reforming to play three shows together next year. The live performances - which follow an impromptu reunion between the pair at a U.S. music festival last July - will take place at Madison Square Garden, New York from February 25th to 27th.


Eric Clapton wanted to marry a woman just like his mother. The 62-year-old musician - who was abandoned by his mother Pat and raised by his grandparents - searched for a woman just like her, who would not reject him.

Clapton said: "My mother and I didn't really hit it off that well. She was glamorous but in a cold, sharp way."

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