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There have been rumours lately from various sources about concerts in 2009. According to Australian newspaper the West Australian Eric Clapton will perform in Perth next year. Superstars such as Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, John Mellencamp, Sting and Stevie Wonder will play Perth in coming months, with Neil Diamond, Eric...

but whether they'll play music together is up in the air...... Jack Bruce says that he and Eric Clapton plan to attend an Oct. 3 ceremony at which Ginger Baker will be given a Drummers Achievement Award by cymbal maker Zildjian at the Royal Festival Hall in London. "'Cause I'm...

Photo Credits: © EasyNow - UPDATED 29 MAY 2008: VIDEO "ROCKIN' CHAIR" ADDED Review from the photographer: The concert was alright, but still not as good as Tampa was in my opinion. The opening was interesting, because Eric played slide on Motherless Children and then continued playing slide throughout the intro to Key to the Highway. Doyle is playing very well, but Eric is leaning on him to play more of the parts that Eric had been doing, himself, in the past. Sometimes Eric was inspired, but more often than not he seemed to be in cruise control mode. Some good playing by Eric on the interesting songs, but nothing really spectacular except, surprisingly, on Drifting.

With Eric Clapton’s up coming concerts at Hard Rock Calling and Harewood House, Planet Rock – the UK’s classic rock station is featuring a number of on-air and online specials on this legendary guitarist. As part of Eric Clapton month, Planet Rock presents an exclusive interview with Eric Clapton....

Palmbeachpost.com: "... Classic rockers Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and Eric Clapton just spent a quiet weekend in Palm Beach. No real vacation for them, however. Holed up at the Brazilian Court at times, and often breaking bread at Café Boulud at the hotel, the two were here to record...

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood are featured in the April-May issue of Relix.

Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton are featured in the cover story of 20th Century Guitar's February 2008 issue.

BBC radio DJ Johnnie Walker interviewed Eric Clapton on his Sunday Afternoon Radio Show on 18 November (BBC Radio 2 from 16:30 to 18:30). The radio broadcast is available online for listening at the BBC Radio 2 website for this Johnnie Walker show.

A multi-hour radio special in cooperation with the release of Eric Clapton’s much anticipated autobiography Clapton. Featuring exclusive rare interviews and newly re-mastered music spanning his entire career. You can give it a listen at Classic Rock Central.

Second of a two-part interview. In 1977, Eric Clapton released a version of the J.J. Cale song "Cocaine." At the time, Clapton was consuming copious amounts of cocaine — and alcohol — and had only recently kicked a heroin habit. Now 62, the legendary guitarist looks back and wonders how he survived his decades of drug and alcohol addiction. Sober for 20 years, Clapton is the father of three young daughters, ages 6, 4 and 2.

Eric Clapton is to appear on The South Bank Show, for the first time in twenty years, this December. Interviewed once again by South Bank Show host Melvyn Bragg, Clapton chats at length about conquering his addiction with alcohol which was at it's peak at the time of their first meeting. The filmed interview also sees Clapton talk frankly about his family, the death of his son, the intensity of his relationships with other great guitarists and with women, his influences and his most moving songs - and how he has now finally found peace. The show which airs on ITV1 on December 2, will also include rare and exclusive performance footage.

Eric Clapton's long-awaited autobiography book hit shelves on Tuesday, 9 October, 2007. To talk about his autobiography Eric was interviewed on several U.S. television shows. If you missed the Larry King interview, don't worry you can read the full transcription by clicking on the link below: CNN LARRY KING LIVE...

Tony Potts sits down with Eric to talk about his book "Clapton: An Autobiography" where he recalls the horrific day when his four-year-old son, Connor, fell to his death out of a window of a high rise building.

Tonight (Friday 12 October 2007) at 9 PM CT CNN will broadcast an interview with Eric Clapton on Larry King Live. You can watch a preview of the interview on this site: http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/

Here the complete Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for Clapton: The Autobiography & Complete Clapton CD....

To promote his best of album "Complete Clapton" and his book "Clapton - The Autobiography", Eric appeared on NBC's Today Show. He was interviewed by Matt Lauer. Also before the segment Clapton was gracious enough to answer a few questions. Among the subjects discussed: which of his bands he wishes had stayed together longer, who he's listening to now, and which of his songs he'd put on his iPod.

It is one of the most mythic romantic entanglements in rock ’n’ roll history. At some point in the late 1960s, Eric Clapton fell in love with Pattie Boyd, wife of his close friend George Harrison. Mr. Clapton’s 1970 masterpiece, “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” (recorded with his band...

This is another extract from "Eric Clapton: The Autobiography". Struggling to rebuild his life after decades of addiction, Eric Clapton lost his son Conor in a horrifying freak accident. Here for the first time the rock star tells the full story....

The dedication in Eric Clapton's autobiography is to what you might imagine were all the most important women in his life: his grandmother Rose, his wife Melia and his children Ruth, Julie, Ella and Sophie. Missing is his mother. He clears his throat of discomfort when I point that out. The book is in fact all about his mother, or the lack of her, and his attempts to replace her with other women....

Greg Kot / Chicago Tribune interviewed Eric Clapton about how Chicago's guitarists influenced him and other experiences throughout his career.