In this book i learned the following gossipy tidbits. Mar 24, 2020 a colorful account of the dramatic arc that led boyd and clapton to the altar in 1979 and to divorce court in 1989 can be found in pattie boyds 2007 memoir wonderful tonight. In the us, the book is credited to pattie boyd and will be published on 28 august 2007 under the title wonderful tonight. These 11 songs were all written about the same woman. Oct 28, 2007 wonderful tonight, which boyd wrote with penny junor, is a charming, lively and seductive book, and like all good memoirs, it also works as a cultural history. Wonderful tonight boyd, pattie 9780307407832 amazon.
She was previously married to eric clapton and george harrison. Photo reminiscing through the beatles and their girls history with vintage photos, stories and articles. Wonderful tonight youtube a woman who was married to two of the greatest rock stars duration. During the golden era of rock and roll, there was a muse who captivated two of the most eminent music icons in history. Pattie boyd s love triangle with george harrison and eric clapton jun 6, 2017 alex. Mar 30, 2018 pattie boyd was a blonde, doeeyed girl from south west england. George harrison, eric clapton, and me for the us market, the book contains many of boyds photographs. The first wife of both george harrison and eric clapton. George harrison, eric clapton, and me or wonderful today. In 1976, while waiting for his future wife pattie boyd to finish dressing for a party, eric clapton wrote wonderful tonight. Wonderful today, subtitled the autobiography, is the 2007 autobiography by english former fashion model and photographer pattie boyd, written with journalist and broadcaster.
In her 2007 memoir, wonderful today, pattie broke 35. Jan 20, 2018 rock chick pattie boyd, the sixties model who was married to george harrison and had an affair with eric clapton, has spoken of what it was like to be at the heart of musics most toxic love. To its credit the book answers that question plausibly and fully. Pattie boyd was the queen of the sixties and beyond. Rock chick pattie boyd, the sixties model who was married to george harrison and had an affair with eric clapton, has spoken of what it. The book was written in conjunction with peggy junor. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the kindle edition of this book. First, she married george harrison, then she married eric clapton. At the time, she was said to be looking forward to the idea of her book competing against claptons autobiography, which was published concurrently. After finding success in modeling, she was cast in the famous 1964 beatles film a hard days night. Pattie boyd famous for marriages to george harrison and. But a more notable result of her casting was in meeting george harrison, whom she went on to marry. The song was recorded for claptons 1977 release, slowhand. He also wrote his most famous ballad, wonderful tonight, for her.
Sydney morning herald pattie boyd married two sixties legends and inspired three of the eras greatest love songs, but life was far from glamorous. Excerpts from the book wonderful tonight by pattie boyd, and interviews, role playing, fanfiction etc. Wonderful tonight, which boyd wrote with penny junor, is a charming, lively and seductive book, and like all good memoirs, it also works as a. In the next decade, their relationship would form a turbulent love. Pattie boyd famous for marriages to george harrison and eric. Her blonde hair, deep bangs, long legs, and perfect pout got her on magazine covers and snared her a bit part in the beatles first film, a hard days night. How would you feel to have 3 major songs written about youwhat about something by the beatles and wonderful. Jul 10, 2018 taylor swift interviews pattie boyd about falling in love, surviving beatlemania, and what it was really like being married to two of rock n rolls biggest legends george harrison and eric.
She inspired many classic songs including something, wonderful tonight, and of course, layla. The new york times they say if you can remember the 60s, you werent really there. They both wrote songs about her, she divorced them both. Wonderful tonight is a unique gospel of a turbulent time by someone who was in the very eye of the rock n roll hurricane. Along with cocaine and lay down sally, wonderful tonight helped makeslowhand a commercial and critical success after its relatively unsuccessful predecessor, no reason to cry. Pattie boyds love triangle with george harrison and eric clapton jun 6, 2017 alex. She became the wife of arguably the two most famous and revered rock guitarists of the era, george harrison and eric clapton, and thus inspired three of their compositions which became three of the ages seminal love songs, namely something, layla, and wonderful tonight. George harrison, eric clapton, and me by pattie boyd in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. George harrison, eric clapton, and me for the us market, the book contains many of boyd s photographs. Apr 28, 2016 pattie boyd was working as a model and actress in the early 1960s when she was cast as a schoolgirl in richard lesters a hard days night. Sep 20, 2007 pattie boyd is just the person to tell us and, with help from penny junor, proves a riveting narrator. A colorful account of the dramatic arc that led boyd and clapton to the altar in 1979 and to divorce court in 1989 can be found in pattie boyds 2007 memoir wonderful tonight. Wonderful tonight boyd and harrison quickly became an item, and in may 1964 they went on holiday to tahiti for four weeks with john and cynthia lennon. Sixties model pattie boyd says george harrison was true.
Pattie boyd signed wonderful tonight, george harrison, eric. Thats pattie with an e, weird considering for years her name was spelled patti, but okay. How would you feel to have 3 major songs written about youwhat about something by the beatles and wonderful tonight and layla by eric clapton. Chapter 3 one of paula glorias greatest joys was running across a book, wonderful tonight, found at the woodstock public library thanks to a man who was looking through it to better understand his pwn girlfriend, laura anson brought up in kenya, africa as was pattie boyd, the famous model first married to george harrison of the beatles and. Her story is one of drama, struggle and, ultimately, affirmation, but her struggles against addiction, tragedy, infertility were lived with two of the twentieth.
Sixties model pattie boyd says george harrison was true love. The appeal of wonderful tonight is as selfevident as the seemingly simple but brash opening chord of a hard days night a charming, lively and seductive book, and like all good memoirs it also works as a cultural history the prose is clear and unpretentious, and although she writes candidly about the pain her husbands infidelities caused herthis isnt a bitter tellall. The woman who inspired harrisons song something and claptons anthem layla, pattie boyd has written a book that is rich and raw, funny and heartbreaking. For the first time pattie boyd, former wife of both george harrison. Her story is one of drama, struggle and, ultimately, affirmation, but her struggles against addiction, tragedy, infertility were lived with two of the twentieth centurys greatest musical. Her story is one of drama, struggle and, ultimately, affirmation, but her struggles against addiction, tragedy, infertility were lived with two of the twentieth centurys greatest musical icons. Wonderful tonight, pattie boyd 9780307407832 boeken. This fabulous book was signed by pattie at the recent beatlesfest in chicago. George and pattie so happy to have found this rare gem. But living the rock wife highlife was fraught with heartbreak and insecurity, as her new. Model famous for marriages to george harrison and eric clapton ties knot for the third time. Pattie boyd was the muchenvied swinging 60s model who married george harrison and eric clapton.
Pattie boyd was married to two of historys greatest rock stars. She has been married to rod weston since april 30, 2015. Pattie boyd was married to two of historys greatest rock. The autobiography, as it was titled in the united kingdom is the 2007. Reviewing wonderful today for the daily telegraph, lynn barber described it as absolutely gripping and a memoir that gives more insight into the weirdness of rockstar life than anything i have ever read. She met george harrison on the very first day of filming, and he asked her outthinking that she looked exactly like brigitte bardot. Pattie boyd signed wonderful tonight, george harrison, eric clapton and me hardback book.
Taylor swift interviews pattie boyd about falling in love, surviving beatlemania, and what it was really like being married to two of rock n. Apr 30, 2015 pattie boyd, the former wife of george harrison and eric clapton who inspired songs leyla and wonderful tonight, has wed for the third time pattie boyd marries her third husband, rod weston photo. An iconic figure of the 1960s and 70s, pattie boyd breaks a fortyyear silence in wonderful tonight, 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 famous muse in the history of rock and roll. The girl in the song the stories behind musics great. Not just a model and photographer, pattie has chronicled her life alongside the beatles and eric clapton in her autobiography. Boyd breaks a 40year silence as she tells the story of how sh. Pattie boyd was married first to george harrison and then to eric clapton. Pattie boyd was born on march 17, 1944 in taunton, somerset, england as patricia anne boyd. Along with cocaine and lay down sally, wonderful tonight helped make slowhand a commercial and critical success after its relatively unsuccessful. May 9, 2020 pattie boyd is a former english fashion model who first married george harrison, who wrote the song something about her.
The photo which is included was taken by myself at that signing. She met the beatles in 1964 when she was cast as a schoolgirl in a. The book s title is in reference to claptons 1977 song wonderful tonight, which he wrote about boyd. On april 29, 2015 she married longtime love rod weston.
Pattie boyds love triangle with george harrison and eric clapton. Pattie boyd, the former wife of george harrison and eric clapton who inspired songs leyla and wonderful tonight, has wed for the third time pattie boyd marries her third husband, rod weston photo. Pattie boyd was the center of rock and rolls most epic love triangle. Aug 28, 2007 thats pattie with an e, weird considering for years her name was spelled patti, but okay.
Pattie boyd is just the person to tell us and, with help from penny junor, proves a riveting narrator. Wonderful tonight, which boyd wrote with penny junor, is a charming, lively and seductive book, and like all good memoirs, it also works as a cultural history. I was lent this book by a friend who thought it was really good. An iconic figure of the 1960s and 70s, boyd breaks a 40year silence in wonderful tonight, and tells the story of how. George harrison, eric clapton, and me boyd, pattie, junor. Pattie boyd has been interviewed by taylor swift about being married to george harrison during the height of beatlemania read more. She was a 20yearold dolly bird when george harrison spotted her on the set of a. Wonderful today, subtitled the autobiography, is the 2007 autobiography by english former fashion model and photographer pattie boyd, written with journalist and broadcaster penny junor. Pattie boyd will always be remembered for one unique, extraordinary claim to fame. Well, pattie boyd was there, and she remembers it all. Apr 30, 2015 pattie boyd and rod weston, 61, have been together for almost 25 years. The books title is in reference to claptons 1977 song wonderful tonight, which he wrote about boyd.
Boyd carried out interviews to promote the release. Wonderful tonight is a cool book written by the only living og beatle wife, so its major. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Pattie boyd opens up about the struggles of being married to. Patties tale is one of ecstasy and agony, of carefree excess, the definitive story of sex, drugs and rock n roll told by the woman who was the envy of every woman on the planet for twenty years. Official site of pattie boyd, model, photographer and author. Pattie boyd opens up about the struggles of being married. Pattie boyd signed wonderful tonight, george harrison. Pattie boyd was working as a model and actress in the early 1960s when she was cast as a schoolgirl in richard lesters a hard days night.