Connor clapton death autobiography

“Would you know my name, if I saw you in heaven?

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Eric tells the story of his personal and professional journeys in this pungent, witty and painfully honest autobiography.

Eric Clapton won a Grammy for his poignant tribute to his four-year-old son Connor, who died tragically in Manhattan in after falling out of a window of a high-rise building.

With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography.

After Clapton's 4-year-old son accidentally fell out of a window to his death, the musician turned his grief into the heart-wrenching ballad.

Would it be the same, if I saw you in heaven?” asks the lyrics to "Tears in Heaven," the emotionally wrought hit song by guitar idol Eric Clapton. Released in 1991 it charted in the top 10 in more than 20 countries and won Grammys for Song of the Year, Album of the Year (Unplugged) and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Though it achieved incredible international success, the creation of the song, like many adored ballads and laments, was heavily influenced by the emotional state of its creator.

For Clapton, it arose out of the pain following the accidental death of his 4-year-old son Conor, and it is infused it with all the loss, heartache and longing of a grieving parent.

Clapton 'went cold' when he learned about his son's accidental death

Clapton’s son with his ex-girlfriend, Italian actress Lory del Santo, was playing in the New York