Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me
by: Pattie Boyd, Penny Junor
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A Q&A with Pattie Boyd, Author of Wonderful Tonight
Why are you writing the book now? I have been asked for the last 15 years to write a book, and it is only now that I feel the time is right. My confidence in myself was restored after two successful exhibitions of my photography, and it occurred to me that I was finally ready to take a look at the unique experiences of my life and to share them--including all the ups and downs. Tell us about the first time you met George Harrison.Working as a model, I occasionally went for castings, mainly for television commercials. I went for an interview with one of the directors I had worked with in the past, and he cast me in his first movie, A Hard Days Night, to play the part of a schoolgirl. When I first saw George on the set, I thought he was the best-looking man Id ever seen. I was so surprised when he asked me out on a date at the end of my first day offilming.Tell us about the first time you heard George Harrison's song, "Something."George said he had written a song for me, and he played it on the guitar at home without the words. Then when I heard the song after it had been recorded I couldnt believe how utterly beautiful it was. It was released on a single in October 1969, and I felt so thrilled and flattered.Tell us about the first time you heard Eric Clapton's "Layla." Eric invited me to his band's flat one day and played a rough recording of "Layla" on a cassette recorder. I was sitting on a sofa and he on the floor as it played, and he kept looking up at me for a reaction. I was stunned; the intensity, passion and tenderness came across so strongly--I knew, as he said, it was written for me.
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Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
For the first time, rock music’s most famous muse tells her incredible story
Pattie Boyd, former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, finally breaks a forty-year silence and tells the story of how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical geniuses of the twentieth century and became the most legendary muse in the history of rock and roll. The woman who inspired Harrison’s song “Something” and Clapton’s anthem “Layla,” Pattie Boyd has written a book that is rich and raw, funny and heartbreaking–and totally honest.
A Q&A with Pattie Boyd, Author of Wonderful Tonight
Why are you writing the book now? I have been asked for the last 15 years to write a book, and it is only now that I feel the time is right. My confidence in myself was restored after two successful exhibitions of my photography, and it occurred to me that I was finally ready to take a look at the unique experiences of my life and to share them--including all the ups and downs. Tell us about the first time you met George Harrison.Working as a model, I occasionally went for castings, mainly for television commercials. I went for an interview with one of the directors I had worked with in the past, and he cast me in his first movie, A Hard Days Night, to play the part of a schoolgirl. When I first saw George on the set, I thought he was the best-looking man Id ever seen. I was so surprised when he asked me out on a date at the end of my first day offilming.Tell us about the first time you heard George Harrison's song, "Something."George said he had written a song for me, and he played it on the guitar at home without the words. Then when I heard the song after it had been recorded I couldnt believe how utterly beautiful it was. It was released on a single in October 1969, and I felt so thrilled and flattered.Tell us about the first time you heard Eric Clapton's "Layla." Eric invited me to his band's flat one day and played a rough recording of "Layla" on a cassette recorder. I was sitting on a sofa and he on the floor as it played, and he kept looking up at me for a reaction. I was stunned; the intensity, passion and tenderness came across so strongly--I knew, as he said, it was written for me.
Product Description:
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
For the first time, rock music’s most famous muse tells her incredible story
Pattie Boyd, former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, finally breaks a forty-year silence and tells the story of how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical geniuses of the twentieth century and became the most legendary muse in the history of rock and roll. The woman who inspired Harrison’s song “Something” and Clapton’s anthem “Layla,” Pattie Boyd has written a book that is rich and raw, funny and heartbreaking–and totally honest.
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- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............
No details, no feelings, no insight, just plain nothing. Here's a woman who was married to two of the biggest rock stars the world has ever produced and you can break it down to: "George liked to chant. Eric liked to drink. Both liked to sleep with my friends".Save the cash folks. Skip this one.
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- boooring! reliably some people owe the luck of their life only the fact that they posess a nice smile, opening people's hearts
I just read it again after one year and had only bought it as it came out with Eric's book. Can't help it but it's the most boring endless listing of so called famous people she met in her life whilst being with George and Eric, not even worth to be called a book .
to her apologies the preface mentions it "the way she has seen it" and I can only feel pity for her if her "book" gives any clue to her personality it can only be called boring and I can understand why George and Eric got tired of ... Read More
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- Wonderful Tonight - a wonderful read!
Pattie Boyd was at the center of the "Swinging 60's" in England as a fashion model before she was selected for a small role in the Beatle's film "A Hard Day's Night."That's how she met George Harrison, whom she married.Later she married George's good friend and neighbor, Eric Clapton.In this book she looks back on those days with the Beatles, George Harrison and Eric Clapton.It's a fascinating read -- a real page turner!Pattie has done a great job of recreating the time and providing insider ... Read More
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- Kudos to Pattie Boyd for an Honest Memoir
In this fascinating memoir, Pattie Boyd, with co-author Penny Junor, lays bare her childhood and her marriages to two of the giants of late-20th century rock: George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
Boyd sets the stage with an adept chronicle of her childhood.Transplanted with her family to Kenya at an early age, she weathers the dissolution of her parents' marriage, a controlling and demanding stepfather, and repatriation to England.Leaving home at 17, she soon becomes a model in 1960s London, ... Read More
Rating: - this woman is a true bitch!
I recently met thio woman at the Fest or Beatles fans. She is a crude, rude, druckin Bitch. She was rude to everyone. She was charging $25.00 to sign her own book. The book is full of things that any average fan already knows. Save your money!
- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............No details, no feelings, no insight, just plain nothing. Here's a woman who was married to two of the biggest rock stars the world has ever produced and you can break it down to: "George liked to chant. Eric liked to drink. Both liked to sleep with my friends".Save the cash folks. Skip this one.
- boooring! reliably some people owe the luck of their life only the fact that they posess a nice smile, opening people's heartsI just read it again after one year and had only bought it as it came out with Eric's book. Can't help it but it's the most boring endless listing of so called famous people she met in her life whilst being with George and Eric, not even worth to be called a book .
to her apologies the preface mentions it "the way she has seen it" and I can only feel pity for her if her "book" gives any clue to her personality it can only be called boring and I can understand why George and Eric got tired of ... Read More
- Wonderful Tonight - a wonderful read!Pattie Boyd was at the center of the "Swinging 60's" in England as a fashion model before she was selected for a small role in the Beatle's film "A Hard Day's Night."That's how she met George Harrison, whom she married.Later she married George's good friend and neighbor, Eric Clapton.In this book she looks back on those days with the Beatles, George Harrison and Eric Clapton.It's a fascinating read -- a real page turner!Pattie has done a great job of recreating the time and providing insider ... Read More
- Kudos to Pattie Boyd for an Honest MemoirIn this fascinating memoir, Pattie Boyd, with co-author Penny Junor, lays bare her childhood and her marriages to two of the giants of late-20th century rock: George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
Boyd sets the stage with an adept chronicle of her childhood.Transplanted with her family to Kenya at an early age, she weathers the dissolution of her parents' marriage, a controlling and demanding stepfather, and repatriation to England.Leaving home at 17, she soon becomes a model in 1960s London, ... Read More
- this woman is a true bitch!I recently met thio woman at the Fest or Beatles fans. She is a crude, rude, druckin Bitch. She was rude to everyone. She was charging $25.00 to sign her own book. The book is full of things that any average fan already knows. Save your money!
