George Harrison and Eric Clapton both married Pattie Boyd | OldiesMusicBlog What do George Harrison and Eric Clapton have in common? Pattie Boyd! Posted by diana Nov - 12 - 2010 0 Comment Pattie Boyd is an English model and photographer and the former wife of both George Harrison (1966 – 1974) and Eric Clapton (1979 – 1989). She was the inspiration for love songs written by both musicians, Harrison’s, “ Something “, “For You Blue” and “Isn’t It a Pity”, and Clapton’s “Layla”, “Wonderful Tonight” and “Bell Bottom Blues”. She remembers her relationship with George: “I had met George six years previously, in 1964, when he was filming A Hard Day’s Night. Britain and most of Europe was in the grip of Beatlemania. On first impressions, John seemed more cynical and brash than the others, Ringo the most endearing, Paul was cute and George, with velvet-brown eyes and dark chestnut hair, was the best-looking man I had ever seen.

At a break for lunch I found myself sitting next to him. Being close to him was electrifying. Almost the first thing he said to me was: ‘Will you marry me?’ He was joking but there was a hint of seriousness. We got together soon after that and married two years later on January 21, 1966. I was 21, he was 22. I was so happy and so much in love. I thought we would be together and happy for ever. Three years later, in 1969, George wrote a song called Something. He told me in a matter-of-fact way that he had written it for me. I thought it was beautiful and it turned out to be the most successful song he ever wrote, with more than 150 cover versions. Frank Sinatra said he thought it was the best love song ever written. George’s favourite version was the one by James Brown. Mine was the one by George Harrison, which he played to me in our kitchen. But, in fact, by then our relationship was in trouble. Since a trip to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in India in 1968, George had become obsessive about meditation.

He was also sometimes withdrawn and depressed. And there were other women, which really hurt me. George was fascinated by the god Krishna who was always surrounded by young maidens. He came back from India wanting to be some kind of Krishna figure, a spiritual being with lots of concubines. He actually said so. It was around this time that Eric began to come over to our house. He and George had become close friends, writing and recording music together. Eric’s guitar playing was held in awe by his fellow musicians. He was an incredibly exciting performer to watch. He looked wonderful on stage, very sexy. But when I met him he didn’t behave like a rock star – he was surprisingly shy and reticent. I was aware that Eric found me attractive and I enjoyed the attention he paid me. It was hard not to be flattered when I caught him staring at me or when he chose to sit beside me. He complimented me on what I was wearing and the food I had cooked, and he said things he knew would make me laugh. Those were all things that George no longer did.” So, she begins to see Eric Clapton: “We met secretly at a flat in South Kensington.

Eric Clapton had asked me to come because he wanted me to listen to a new number he had written. He switched on the tape machine, turned up the volume and played me the most powerful, moving song I had ever heard. It was Layla, about a man who falls hopelessly in love with a woman who loves him but is unavailable. I was married to Eric’s close friend, George Harrison, but Eric had been making his desire for me clear for months. I felt uncomfortable that he was pushing me in a direction in which I wasn’t certain I wanted to go. But with the realisation that I had inspired such passion and creativity, the song got the better of me. I could resist no longer.” Read more: –Part-One.html Pattie Boyd famous for marriages to George Harrison and Eric Clapton ties knot | Daily Mail Online comments She was the woman who inspired three of the greatest love songs of all time and was at the heart of the most famous love triangle in rock history. Married to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, model Pattie Boyd was one of the most envied women in the world.

Yesterday at the age of 71, she wed for a third time – with a soundtrack provided by her Irish terrier Freddie who did his best to upstage the bride and her new groom, property developer Rod Weston. Scroll down for video Pattie Boyd has tied the knot for the third time, this time with Rod Weston at Chelsea Registry Office, Chelsea Old Town Hall, in London Pattie, photographed with Rod and their dog Freddie, was famously married to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton in the past The couple look delighted as their leave the town hall to a shower of confetti The setting was very rock and roll; Chelsea Register Office on the King’s Road, where so many of pop’s leading men and women have married over the years. But that’s where any similarity with Pattie’s famous past began and ended. There were still splashes of style, of course, from the Bentley that took the happy couple to their wedding breakfast at the uber-trendy Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair to the presence of Pattie’s fellow Sixties model Edina Ronay.

RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share But there were no groupies or hangers-on as there had been when she married Clapton in 1979 or Harrison in 1966 – just a handful of close friends and family who threw confetti as Pattie and Rod, who have been together almost 25 years, emerged from the cream-painted Rossetti Room arm in arm. And in a nod to the tradition of the bride wearing something borrowed, Patti wore a hat owned by her late friend Pat Booth, the model turned best-selling author who died of cancer in 2009. Friends of the couple, who live in Kensington, feared they would never tie the knot. ‘It’s almost our silver anniversary so we thought we had better get on with it,’ said Weston, 61.

George Harrison (who died in November 2001) and Pattie Boyd, 21, leave Epsom Registrar Office after their marriage in January 1966 Eric Clapton married Pattie Boyd, the ex-wife of his friend George Harrison, in 1979 Since settling down with Weston, Pattie, a former Vogue cover girl, has turned herself into an accomplished photographer and her pictures have been exhibited all over the world. With the death of John Lennon’s ex-wife Cynthia last month, convent-educated Pattie is now the sole surviving first wife of a Beatle. Born in Somerset, she met Harrison on the set of A Hard Day’s Night in 1964, when she was cast as a schoolgirl in The Beatles’ first film. They were married two years later when she was 21 and Harrison, 22. He later wrote the song Something for her. It was by no means the only famous song composed for the bewitching beauty.

The 70-year-old model, photographer and author, has found love for the third time with Weston Pattie showcased her age-defying good looks and sartorial prowess in a chic silver and blue coat jacket and silver dress She accessorised her look with silver sandals and an oversized hat, and carried a posy of flowers as her guests showered her and her new husband with confetti Eric Clapton, who pursued her passionately, rhapsodised about her refusal to abandon Harrison for him with his anguished and electrifying hit Layla. He also wrote his most famous ballad, Wonderful Tonight, for her. In her 2007 memoir, Wonderful Today, Pattie broke 35 years of silence to describe how after years of mutual anguish which pushed Clapton to the brink of a drug-induced breakdown, she eventually left Harrison to marry Clapton. Her affair with the guitarist started in 1970 after he played Layla to her for the first time. She said: ‘He played it to me two or three times, all the while watching my face intently for my reaction.

My first thought was, “Oh God, everyone’s going to know this is about me.’’ Pattie, now 71, met property developer Rod back in 1991 and he became her long-term partner Pattie with her mother and Diana and sister Jenny at her wedding on Thursday Pattie, who has graced the cover of Vogue numerous times, and had three of arguably the greatest love songs ever written for her, has had some of the most high-profile relationships of all time The first time that Pattie tied the knot was to George Harrison in January 1966 and legend Paul McCartney was best man ‘I was married to Eric’s close friend George Harrison, but Eric had been making his desire for me clear for months. ‘But with the realisation that I had inspired such passion and creativity, the song got the better of me. I could resist no longer.’ Later that day, Clapton confronted Harrison and said: ‘I have to tell you, man, that I’m in love with your wife.’ They finally got together in 1974, marrying five years later. But while the songs have gone into rock history the marriage did not last and they split up in 1984.

For Pattie, life these days is a lot less complicated and the bridge-playing former rock chick is happy to start a new chapter in her extraordinary life. Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me - Pattie Boyd with Penny Junor - Books - Review - The New York Times The New York Times Continue reading the main story To some readers — and you know who you are — there’s no reason to bother with a memoir by Pattie Boyd, the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton and the inspiration for songs like “Something” and “Layla.” Who cares what Boyd, one of the great beauties of ’60s Britain, has to say? What did she ever create? She was only a wife, far less interesting than the great men she was married to. What we really need is a chord-by-chord analysis of the genius of Clapton, or another book of obsessive Beatles minutiae, preferably written by an overeducated white man — you know, someone who actually understands the music.

But to other readers, the appeal of “Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me” is as self-evident as the seemingly simple but brash opening chord of “A Hard Day’s Night.” Boyd was working as a model in London when she was summoned to a secret audition for an undisclosed project, which turned out to be Richard Lester’s film “A Hard Day’s Night.” With her silky blond bob and irresistible chipmunk smile, the 19-year-old Boyd was cast as a schoolgirl who finds herself on a train with the four young men we know as the Beatles. Perched on a random crate in a baggage car, she watches the boys perform a faux-impromptu version of “I Should Have Known Better.” Watching the movie today, you could say that the rapture on her face is nothing more than passive femininity.

Or you could see it as a far more resonant and telling image, one that has nothing to do with gender: to anyone who has ever loved the Beatles — and you know who you are — Boyd’s face captures the essence of falling madly for a sound unlike anything you’ve heard before, and also reckoning with the thrilling and vaguely terrifying possibility that it just might change your life. Photo Pattie Boyd with George Harrison in 1966. Credit Photograph by Bettmann/Corbi The Beatles did change Boyd’s life: her first day on the set, Harrison asked her jokingly (or perhaps not) if she’d marry him, or at least have dinner. And if you have no interest in hearing that story — or the story that comes later, when Eric Clapton, Harrison’s best friend, announced at a party, “I have to tell you, man, that I’m in love with your wife” — then perhaps you deserve the purgatory of chord-by-chord analyses. The rest of us will just have our rock ’n’ roll, with all the passions that power it.

“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. Boyd — who spent part of her childhood in Kenya, the child of divorced parents who never had much money — visited the Maharishi with the Beatles; she whirled and twirled in chiffon dresses created by her friend, the quintessential rock-royalty designer Ossie Clark; she pranced and partied with the Rolling Stones. Photo Pattie Boyd with Eric Clapton in 1983. Credit Photograph by Associated Press But she also took Harrison’s parents, two lovely working-class people from Liverpool, on a trip to Paris, to give them a taste of the luxury she thought they deserved. In “Wonderful Tonight,” Boyd seems like a real person who happened to be lucky enough to live shoulder to shoulder with rock deities. The prose is clear and unpretentious, and although she writes candidly about the pain her husbands’ infidelities caused her — particularly Harrison’s affair with Ringo Starr’s first wife, Maureen — this isn’t a bitter tell-all screed.

There’s an aura of sweetness around Boyd’s approach. Her early years with Harrison, who comes off as a relatively gentle man, clearly were happy ones, and she rather openly states that she regrets leaving him — although she’s quick to acknowledge she would have regretted missing out on the passion she felt for Clapton. The Clapton chapters are the dreariest in the book, through no fault of Boyd’s: at the time they were married, Clapton suffered from a serious drinking problem, and he appears to be a total pill, which may be a harsh blow to those who still like to think of him as God. (Clapton’s own memoir has just been published, so perhaps God will have the last word after all.) But if Boyd was largely unhappy in her years with Clapton, she’s generous toward him too. She tells the story of the song “Wonderful Tonight,” which he wrote as he was watching her take forever to dress for a night out: “It was such a simple song but so beautiful and for years it tore at me. To have inspired Eric, and George before him, to write such music was so flattering.

Yet I came to believe that although something about me might have made them put pen to paper, it was really all about them.” Far from basking in the glow of adoration those songs represent — what woman wouldn’t be flattered to have inspired “Something,” which Frank Sinatra called the best love song ever written? — she instead sees them as admittedly beautiful works about a woman who doesn’t, and who can never, exist. Boyd talks about the “depressions” Harrison and Clapton suffered as the price of great creativity: even if they weren’t really seeing the woman in front of them, they were still the ones doing the work of making the songs. Advertisement Continue reading the main story That’s about as self-effacing as a muse can get. Would “Layla” or “Something” have been written if Boyd had never existed? Harrison and Clapton would have achieved greatness without her; they’d have hung their dreams on some other girl. But that doesn’t negate Boyd’s story, which is largely about the transformative powers of rock ’n’ roll. Think it can’t change your life? Ask that ethereal young schoolgirl sitting on a crate in the baggage car.

When she let the music in, perhaps she opened herself to the possibility that it would take something from her, too. WONDERFUL TONIGHT Pattie Boyd: George, Eric and Me coming soon | The Beatles Story, Liverpool Pattie Boyd: George, Eric and Me coming soon Pattie Boyd: George, Eric and Me coming soon SHARE THIS Intimate portraits of the late Beatle George Harrison and Eric Clapton by the woman who shared both their lives will go exclusively on display this spring at The Beatles Story, Liverpool. Pattie Boyd’s ‘George, Eric and Me’ exhibition is a collection of candid photographs of the musical icons and their friends, such as The Rolling Stone’s Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. Pattie's personal collection will be on display to the public from May 6 until autumn 2016, giving a glimpse into the private lives of two of the most revered musicians of all time. Pattie first met George Harrison during filming of A Hard Day’s Night in 1964 when she played a schoolgirl, but she was engaged to photographer Eric Swayne and initially declined Harrison’s offer of a date.

Just a few days later, the pair went out to a club, chaperoned by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and according to Pattie one of the first things George said to her was: “Will you marry me?”. The photographer and former model was married to both George Harrison, from 1966 to 1977, and Eric Clapton from 1979 to 1989. George and Eric were close friends but during Pattie’s marriage to the Beatle, Eric, who found fame in the 1960s with his rock group Cream and also as a solo artist, fell in love with her. During the late 1960s, George and Eric became close friends and began writing and recording songs together. By the early 1970s, Eric had written his album with Derek and the Dominoes, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, to proclaim his love for Pattie. The model was also the inspiration for Eric Clapton’s classic Wonderful Tonight. Pattie said: "I am thrilled to have the exhibition of my photographs at The Beatles Story Gallery and am very pleased to be able to attend the official opening.

"The Beatles legacy seems to get bigger and bigger and after 50 years, shows no sign of fading! "I hope that the many thousands of fans that visit Liverpool each year will have a chance to visit my exhibition and enjoy seeing the photographs and learn a little about when and where they were taken. "Each image has its own story, but together they form a chronicle of my life which I am proud and happy to share with visitors to the Gallery. And not just Beatle fans! People who maybe have an interest in music in general, or the 60’s & 70’s and their fashions, will, I think, find some aspect of the show to captivate them. "The Beatles Story Museum is extremely well put together and maintained, and I am very pleased to be working with them on the exhibition project." Martin King, of The Beatles Story, said: "These photos are more than just icons in the frame, they are incredibly intimate and heartfelt – perhaps some of the most moving and intriguing in all Beatles and musical lore.

"For Pattie to choose The Beatles Story as the first place in the UK to exhibit the collection is a great tribute to the Fab Four and other stars of the time, some of whom also feature in our British Invasion special exhibit. "The story of George, Eric and Me is a gripping one and is perfectly told through Pattie’s photography and we are delighted that through this unique exhibit, we can give our visitors a true perspective of the lives they shared." Pattie Boyd: George, Eric and Me will be opening to the public on May 6, 2016 and will be taking the place of The Beatles Story's Hidden Gallery for a limited time of six months, closing on October 1, 2016. Book Signing: Pattie Boyd at The Beatles Story | The Beatles Story, Liverpool Book Signing: Pattie Boyd at The Beatles Story Book Signing: Pattie Boyd at The Beatles Story SHARE THIS Photographer and former model Pattie Boyd, who was famously married to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, is set to visit The Beatles Story on 26th and 27th July, where she will be signing copies of her autobiography.

Members of the public will have a rare opportunity to meet the 60s style icon and view her photography exhibition ‘George, Eric and Me’ which is currently on display at The Beatles Story until October 2016. The fascinating collection of images, on display until the autumn, features intimate portraits of the late Beatle George Harrison and Eric Clapton by the woman who shared both their lives. The exhibition also includes candid photographs of the musical icons and their rock and roll star friends such as The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. The spectacular photographs give a rare glimpse into the private lives of two of the most revered musicians of all time. To celebrate her status as a style icon, Pattie will also be adding showcasing five of her most stunning dresses to the exhibition. RELATED NEWS George, Eric and Me: New exhibition opens Pattie said: “I am very excited about visiting The Beatles Story. It will be a real privilege for me to meet the people of Liverpool, who I know are renowned for both their music and fashion sense. “I am thrilled at the prospect of meeting so many people who are interested my photographs and I am looking forward to telling the story behind the collection of images.

I am extremely proud of the exhibition, which documents my life with George and my life with Eric, and incudes pictures that have never before been shown in the UK.” Martin King, of The Beatles Story, said: “It’s a huge honour to welcome Pattie to The Beatles Story. She has had an absolutely fascinating life and the ‘George, Eric and Me’ exhibition documents that beautifully. “I would urge fans of the 60s and 70s era to come along to the exhibition and to make the most of this rare opportunity to meet Pattie in person. We are truly honoured that Pattie has chosen The Beatles Story as the first place in the UK to exhibit this collection and we are delighted to have her with us. “These photos are more than just icons in the frame, they are incredibly intimate and heartfelt – perhaps some of the most moving and intriguing in all Beatles and musical lore.” Tickets cost £7 per person and are on sale now. Don't miss out, buy them online here . Pattie Boyd - Photographer - Biography.com Photographer Pattie Boyd is a British photographer and former model known for being the muse of her ex-husbands, George Harrison and Eric Clapton.

IN THESE GROUPS » quotes “It wasn't until I realized that I could actually take nice photographs that I started to become passionate about it. I then got a few jobs working for magazines in London and I would get terribly excited and intense about doing a job and taking photographs and looking through the lens to capture something amazing.” “I will not take a photograph of somebody in a bad pose, or not looking good. Because I always hated seeing horrible photographs of myself, and was always confused: How come the photographer didn't notice that I was looking kind of odd, or not sitting properly?” “I went and had a couple of years of psychotherapy, and I rebuilt myself to find out who I was, really. ...And then, gradually, I became more and more confident. It takes time. It really helps, because you know you can start believing that you are not an appendage of someone else.” “I sort of lived and partied and whatever, whatever, and made [my husbands'] lives really happy and comfortable and enjoyable and warm, and I nurtured them. I love cooking and gardening.

And so I would do that whole traditional thing of looking after your man.” “I think I was a romantic inspiration to Eric and George because I gave as much as I could to them both, to the detriment of myself. I was always there for them. Which I think is really what a muse is. You are living your life for somebody else.” “I think men are mainly unfaithful because as they get older, they feel the urge to prove to themselves that they are still attractive. They need proof from outside the marriage. ...With George and Eric, it was simply because they had women telling them how wonderful they were all the time.” “I think both of the men I married were so unfaithful and destructive because they were adored by hundreds and thousands of people. It's very seductive, and easy to misbehave. Am I as much to blame? Probably, because I didn't put my foot down.” “It was difficult to write about my experiences, but it was also quite indulgent. It's not often we can spend that much time thinking about ourselves and our lives.

It was therapeutic as well.” “I am very sensitive to the people I photograph, as, normally, they feel nervous, unsure and would rather be somewhere else. Because of my insecurity as a model I know the importance of trying to calm down and encourage the sitter. I hate being photographed now, as I can normally see what lens they are using and the paparazzi seem to always use a wide angle, which is not good for me.” “I think we grow into our faces, depending on how we feel during our lives. If somebody's been angry or uptight, you can see it in their face. ...I try to have a good attitude to any situation. That's terribly important—I think it's the secret of looking good.” “I still feel attractive. It sounds boastful, but I think I'm all right. I've become happier in my skin, probably because I've had no long-term anxiety in my life. I don't mind aging. I'm stable and quite a happy soul.” “I was apprehensive about showing intimate photos of George and Eric and it took a long time for me to even look at them myself.

As time went on I thought that I wouldn't mind sharing some of them with others.” Pattie Boyd Synopsis Born on March 17, 1944, in Taunton, England, Pattie Boyd pursued a modeling career before meeting the Beatles and band member George Harrison in 1964. The two married, with Boyd inspiring the song "Something." She later become involved with and married Eric Clapton, inspiring songs "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight." Boyd is also an accomplished photographer and has a bestselling memoir. Background and Modeling Career Pattie Boyd was born Patricia Anne Boyd in the town of Taunton—part of the county of Somerset, England—on St. Patrick's Day (March 17), 1944, with the holiday inspiring her name. During her childhood she lived with her family for a time in Kenya before returning to the United Kingdom, eventually working as a photographic model, landing multiple Vogue covers and walking in runway shows for designer Ossie Clark. She also started to develop an interest in photography, purchasing a camera and seeking counsel from the photographers she worked with.

Meeting the Beatles When she was 19, Boyd earned a big role via a secret audition that she was asked to attend after appearing in a TV commercial: She was to play a schoolgirl sitting in a baggage car watching the band The Beatles perform for their 1964 film A Hard Day's Night. This is how she met band member singer/songwriter/guitarist George Harrison. Married George Harrison The two dated and wed in January 1966. Boyd served as inspiration for the classic Harrison song "Something" from the album Abbey Road (1969), as well as "I Need You" and "For You Blue," from Help! (1965) and Let it Be (1970), respectively. A devotee of transcendental meditation, Boyd was responsible for introducing the band to the spiritual leader Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whom would also have a profound effect on Harrison personally and professionally. Wooed by Eric Clapton Harrison was known to have liaisons outside of his marriage, while his friend and collaborator, musician Eric Clapton, came to develop feelings for Boyd.

Clapton penned the future Derek & the Domino's classic "Layla" for the object of his affection. In 1970 he shared the song with her at a flat and revealed that he was in love with her to both Boyd and Harrison at a party; Boyd was dismayed, leaving the gathering with an angry Harrison. Boyd was romantically involved briefly with Clapton before returning to Harrison, though the marriage between the two eventually ended. She married Clapton in March of 1979. (The two musicians were able to remain friends, and Clapton had a previous relationship with Boyd's sister as well.) Another song came forth with Boyd reportedly as muse--Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight." The relationship was tumultuous however as Clapton struggled with substance/alcohol abuse and had extramarital relationships, while Boyd faced her own demons with alcohol and drugs as well. The two split in 1989. Photographer and Author Boyd later stated that in hindsight she would have chosen instead to work through her issues with Harrison, though acknowledging that being with Clapton enabled her to experience great passion; she also declared she would have refused to put up with philandering from either husband.

After her second marriage, Boyd went through psychotherapy and focused more on her work as a photographer, having taken lots of pictures over the years of her travels and of iconic rock artists. In 2007, Boyd released the memoir with co-author Penny Junor Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me, which became an immediate No. 1 New York Times bestseller. (In the United Kingdom, Boyd released the book under the title Wonderful Today: The Autobiography.) Exhibitions of Boyd's work, which includes "Through the Eyes of a Muse" and "Pattie Boyd: Newly Discovered," have been held throughout the world. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us ! Citation Information The Real 'Layla' Talks About George Harrison and Eric Clapton - ABC News ABC News The Real 'Layla' Talks About George Harrison and Eric Clapton By ABC News Email She was George Harrison's "Something" and Eric Clapton's "Layla." What was it about the British model Pattie Boyd that inspired two of rock music's most talented and famous men to write such emotional songs about her?

"I wish I knew," Boyd said in an interview with ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas. "Like, I wish I could tell you. I don't know." Boyd, who also inspired Clapton to write "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Wonderful Tonight," hasn't spoken very much about her relationship with either man. But now, at age 63, she has written a memoir detailing her life with rock royalty, called "Wonderful Tonight." Harrison Was 'Absolutely Adorable' Harrison met 19-year-old Boyd in 1964 on the set of the film "A Hard Day's Night," where she was acting in a small role. Harrison was smitten with her and said, "Will you marry me?" She laughed, and he replied, "Well, if you won't marry me, will you have dinner with me tonight?" She turned him down, saying she was already having dinner with a boyfriend. Boyd rethought the decision, though, and soon broke up with that boyfriend. She was called back to the set of the movie a few days later, and this time she said yes when Harrison asked her out. The two fell in love and married in 1966.

"I thought he was absolutely adorable," Boyd said of the Beatle. "He was very, terribly good looking, but really funny as well and just enchanting." Harrison and Boyd shared a passionate and stormy marriage for 11 years, a relationship that inspired what many consider one of the greatest love songs ever, "Something." "I remember him playing this melody quite a lot, and then some time later, he wrote lyrics for it," Boyd said. "And I didn't realize until after he'd recorded it and he told me that he'd written it for me. … I was thrilled. I couldn't believe it. It was wonderful." 'I'm in Love With Your Wife' By the time that song was composed in 1968, however, the couple's marriage was falling apart. Amid the turmoil, Boyd received a declaration of love from her husband's good friend Eric Clapton. Clapton wrote the song "Layla," pouring out his feelings for his unrequited love. She remembered hearing the song for the first time. "He said, 'I've got something for you to hear,' and he put it on in a cassette machine and played it," Boyd said.

"And I said, 'Oh, gosh, this is unbelievable!' And he said, he was just looking at me and saying, 'This is for you, I've written it for you.'" Even though Boyd stayed with Harrison for five more years, she met often with Clapton. Harrison once caught them at a party, talking alone, and asked what was going on. Clapton said to him, "I have to tell you, man, that I'm in love with your wife." That night, she went home with Harrison. But the next time she saw Clapton, he again declared his love, and said that if she didn't go with him, he would take "this" — pulling a packet of heroin from his pocket. Clapton made good on his promise and spent the next four years holed up at his house, doing heroin. 'Did I Make the Right Decision?' Meanwhile, a number of factors were contributing to Boyd's unhappiness with Harrison. She writes about the stress of not being able to have children, Harrison's insistence she practically give up modeling after their marriage, his "obsessiveness" over his spiritual practices, drugs and his string of infidelities.

The final straw for Boyd was Harrison's affair with Ringo Starr's wife Maureen. In 1974 she told Harrison she was leaving him. "Life became very difficult with George and I. But I think that really and truly, our marriage had come to a natural close anyway," Boyd said. "Even though we said goodbye, it's very difficult to completely let go. I was never really sure if I'd made a mistake." Boyd said that years later, she and Clapton saw Harrison and his new wife, Olivia, at a party. "I went up to George and I said, 'Just tell me something, George, did I make a mistake leaving? Should we have split up?'" she said. "And he said, 'No, you did absolutely the right thing.' So that was so sweet of him to confirm it actually." After leaving Harrison, Boyd moved in with Clapton and joined him on tour. She says in the book "What I had felt for George was a great, deep love. What Eric and I had was an intoxicating, overpowering passion.

It was so intense, so urgent, so heady, I felt almost out of control." After eight years together, Clapton's heavy drinking and drug abuse began to tear the couple apart. The final blow came when, after years of struggling with infertility, Boyd learned Clapton was expecting a baby with another woman. But when asked whether she would go back and do anything differently if she could, Boyd said no. "Oh, I don't think so," she said. "I don't think I could have changed anything." 0 Shares Pattie Boyd | George Harrison and Pattie Boyd, England, 1968 LOGIN MY CART MY ACCOUNT Pattie Boyd Pattie Boyd was a successful Vogue model in the 60s and 70s. During that time, she met and married both George Harrison and Eric Clapton putting her in the enviable position of being able to take intimate photographs of some of the world's great musicians who came into their lives. This means that amongst her visual archive she has many unique Polaroid’s and vintage prints never seen before.

Pattie's passion for photography has developed since that time and through her membership of the Royal Photographic society she has studied the great master photographers of the past as well as printing techniques, enabling her to experiment with her images in new and exciting ways. She now explores many avenues in colour and black and white - landscapes, travel and flowers as well as celebrities and musicians. Pattie has been awarded an L.R.P.S. for her work. Pattie Boyd shares intimate look at her time with George Harrison and Eric Clapton - Mirror Online Celebs Pattie Boyd shares intimate look at her time with George Harrison and Eric Clapton The former British model was married to George at the height of The Beatles' fame and went on to marry his friend Clapton Share George Harrison lying in bed in India in 1968 (Photo: Pattie Boyd/Mercury Press) Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email She was a woman at the hub of ground breaking music in the Sixties and Seventies. Now the former wife of Beatle George Harrison and Eric Clapton is sharing her unique collection of photographs for the first time in the UK.

Pattie Boyd will be exhibiting portraits taken during her life with George and her second husband Eric. Pattie was a British model who was married to George Harrison at the height of The Beatles ’ fame from 1966 to 1977. She later famously went on to marry George’s friend, musician Eric Clapton , and is reported as being the inspiration for some of his greatest hits including ‘Layla’ and ‘Wonderful Tonight’. John Lennon and Paul McCartney, in India in 1968 (Photo: Pattie Boyd/Mercury Press) Now some of the iconic pictures she took while married to both men - her marriage to Eric ended in 1989 - are set to go on show in Britain for the first time at The Beatles Story museum in Liverpool. The collection ‘George, Eric and Me: Intimate photographs taken by Pattie Boyd’ will be opened on May 5 by Pattie herself. Read more: Ringo Starr's childhood home sells for a bargain price at auction The 71-year-old said: “I am thrilled to have the exhibition of my photographs at The Beatles Story and am very pleased to be able to attend the official opening.

“The Beatles legacy seems to get bigger and bigger and after 50 years, shows no sign of fading. Pattie Boyd in the snow, taken by George Harrison at Friar Park in 1974 (Photo: Pattie Boyd/Mercury Press) “I hope that the many thousands of fans that visit the Liverpool attraction each year will have a chance to visit my exhibition and enjoy seeing the photographs and learn a little about when and where they were taken. “Each image has its own story, but together they form a chronicle of my life which I am proud and happy to share with visitors to the gallery. “And not just Beatles fans, people who maybe have an interest in music in general, or the 60s and 70s and their fashions, will, I think, find some aspect of the show to captivate them. “The Beatles Story is extremely well put together and maintained, and I am very pleased to be working with them on the exhibition project.” Eric Clapton in hotel room in front of beach painting, 1974 (Photo: Pattie Boyd/Mercury Press) The exhibition is set to run until the autumn and will also feature a display of Pattie ’s iconic dresses.

Pattie first met George Harrison during filming of A Hard Day’s Night in 1964 when she played a schoolgirl, but she was engaged to photographer Eric Swayne and initially declined Harrison’s offer of a date. Just a few days later, the pair went out to a club, chaperoned by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and according to Pattie one of the first things George said to her was: ‘Will you marry me?’ The photographer and former model was married to both George Harrison, from 1966 to 1977, and Eric Clapton from 1979 to 1989. Like us on Facebook

Question: Which model married both George Harrison and Eric Clapton ?
Answer: PATTY BOYD