His Musical Comeback
Clapton is said to have attempted to court Boyd again after quitting drugs, and this time was more successful, according to reports. Clapton was Boyd’s second husband after his divorce from Harrison in 1974. They married in 1979 after settling down with him. Clapton began recording around this period, and his first chart breakthrough came with the song “I Shot the Sheriff” in 1974, which peaked at number one.
His Musical Comeback
A Heavy Drinker
Despite this, the musician continued to consume alcohol. And his excessive drinking, which was said to have reached a level of a couple of bottles of vodka per day in the late 1960s, eventually took its toll on his relationship with his wife. A 1999 interview with the Sunday Times in the United Kingdom revealed that Clapton admitted to physically beating Boyd during their time together. “I know that when I was a full-blown, practicing alcoholic, everyone used to walk around on eggshells around me,” he remarked.
A Heavy Drinker
