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Patti Boyd Harrison Clapton

hoosieroriginal — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:16:40 GMT

Article on MSN about famous romantic triangles. Patti Boyd who first married George Harrison, then Eric Clapton, still looks great today. Wow, I would love to read her autobiography! Me and my sisters just loved her and her style.

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:19:44 GMT

@hoosieroriginal wrote:
Article on MSN about famous romantic triangles. Patti Boyd who first married George Harrison, then Eric Clapton, still looks great today. Wow, I would love to read her autobiography! Me and my sisters just loved her and her style.

I googled her a few years ago since I thought having both those men in her life was quite something. I think she has a website even now.

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tansy — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:19:57 GMT

Check Amazon, @hoosieroriginal.

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Sweet_Serenity — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:27:05 GMT

Love Eric Clapton!! Never gets old. One of my favorite duets. Clapton and Crow 2002 Madison square garden I was there. Sheryl wrote "My Favorite Mistake" about Eric and Sheryl's relationship. Youtube concert watch chemistry between them. Evening I'll never forget. While on the subject of Clapton and Crow watch "Run baby Run" live concert Pavarotti and Friends. Omy! Hot Hot Hot!!!💞🙋

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momtochloe — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:33:03 GMT

Oh goodness am I wrong but isn't Patti the inspiration for the Eric Clapton song "Layla"? . . . between that song and the Sting's "Every Breath You Take" those are quite lucky women as it must be overwhelming that such talented men were that mesermized by you! . . .

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Oznell — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:24:44 GMT

How current and pretty she looks in her 70's, or whatever age she was in that picture. And also, regardless of how women are "aging" or conspicuously, not aging, I love when they show a vibrancy and individuality in the way they dress. Her necklace and outfit suggest to me she has an ageless spirit...

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cancun08 — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:34:06 GMT

@momtochloe wrote:
Oh goodness am I wrong but isn't Patti the inspiration for the Eric Clapton song "Layla"? . . . between that song and the Sting's "Every Breath You Take" those are quite lucky women as it must be overwhelming that such talented men were that mesermized by you! . . .

@momtochloe

Yes, she was the inspiration for that song. I must say that "Layla" still looks gorgeous!

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ladyroxanne — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:34:42 GMT

omg 70's! something to aspire to!

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Pearlee — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:50:46 GMT

Layla is now in my head for the rest of the day.

When her autobiography first came out, I remember once Sunday afternoon I sat in a bookstore with it and skimmed through the entire book, reading the parts I wanted to read. It was time well spent.

I highly recommend Clapton's autobiography, Clapton. It's very good, of course there is a section about her (and he's pretty honest about everything I think) and Clapton comes off as extremely intelligent. Good for him. The book made me quite impressed with him, aside from all the great music. I read it after I saw him promo-ing it on Larry King and was impressed with the interview (well, Clapton's part of the interview, not Larry King's LOL).

It's odd how Clapton and Harrison remained friends even after the whole triangle thing. Harrison took responsibility for treating Patti badly during their marriage. Both men when married to her cheated constantly.

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truffle — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:52:47 GMT

She threw her marriage away from George who she professed to love deeply yet blamed the times, the drugs and alcohol, their infidelity and Clapton's incessant pestering that he had to have her and no other. George asked her not to go but she did and Clapton cheated on her which ended their marriage. But in the end, George found a great woman...Olivia and they produced a son Dhani.

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momtochloe — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:52:25 GMT

@cancun08 wrote:

@momtochloe wrote:
Oh goodness am I wrong but isn't Patti the inspiration for the Eric Clapton song "Layla"? . . . between that song and the Sting's "Every Breath You Take" those are quite lucky women as it must be overwhelming that such talented men were that mesermized by you! . . .
@momtochloe
Yes, she was the inspiration for that song. I must say that "Layla" still looks gorgeous!

Oh thanks so much @cancun08 as I absolutely love both of those songs so much but for me there is just no mistaking the almost gutwrenching love that comes through in those songs which I personally have never experienced but am quite happy with my MP3 purchases via Amazon . . .

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chrystaltree — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 21:09:24 GMT

Never heard of her, it was before my time but she looks like her younger self.

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Deanie — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 21:45:07 GMT

@momtochloe

@cancun08

I remember hearing on a Satellite radio station a story about that. Supposedly, Clapton was with the Other Boyd sister (there were two that ran with the rock n roll crowd), and when she found out that Clapton wrote the song about her sister, she left him.

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silkyk — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 21:57:40 GMT

She is also a very talented photographer. Check her site......http://www.pattieboyd.co.uk/

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BettyNewbie — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:04:58 GMT

My favorite song she inspired is Wonderful Tonight...........she also inspired Harrison's Something.......

Clapton is a genius but a dog...........He had a child with another woman while married to Pattti....she had no idea ...she does seem a little clueless in her autobio about certain thing...like Georges affair with Ringos wife...

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momtochloe — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:12:49 GMT

@Deanie wrote:
@momtochloe
@cancun08
I remember hearing on a Satellite radio station a story about that. Supposedly, Clapton was with the Other Boyd sister (there were two that ran with the rock n roll crowd), and when she found out that Clapton wrote the song about her sister, she left him.

Holy cheese and crackers, if I am understanding you correctly @Deanie the song Layla was written for Patti's sister . . . yowsers that is a pain that's gonna linger . . . yikes!

Ok wait a minute, I re-read this and I guess this could also go the other way in terms of interpretations . . . was Layla written for Patti or her sister?

Either way, I bet it was fun around the holidays for the family . . . eeek.

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haddon9 — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:29:23 GMT

She looks terrific! I read both her autobiography and recently the one on Clapton.

I remember seeing her the Beatles movie, "A Hard Days Night" when it was in theaters. I think she much have been 16 and it's when George first met her. For the record I was 9 and was in love with the Beatles!

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SaRina — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:42:48 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
Never heard of her, it was before my time but she looks like her younger self.

@chrystaltree, Patti met the Beatles in 1964 when she was cast as a school girl in the movie "A Hard Day's Night". George was smitten with her and proposed to her 10 days later. She was 20.

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momtochloe — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:44:08 GMT

@haddon9 wrote:
She looks terrific! I read both her autobiography and recently the one on Clapton.

I remember seeing her the Beatles movie, "A Hard Days Night" when it was in theaters. I think she much have been 16 and it's when George first met her. For the record I was 9 and was in love with the Beatles!

Tee hee @haddon9 oh goodness those Beatles movies . . . I don't remember her in "A Hard Days Night" but it was probably because I already held a grudge at that point as George was always my favorite . . .

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Sage04 — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:12:54 GMT

Someone mentioned that Eric Clapton had a son with another woman while married to Patti. I remembered many years ago,

his son who was 4 years old fell out of a window of an apartment building in New York. The song "Tears in Heaven" was in memory of his son.

Don't know if it's the same son. First time I heard that song, it made me cry and I have never listened to it again.