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Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me | 
| Authors: Pattie Boyd, Penny Junor
Publisher: Harmony
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  237 reviews
Sales Rank: 43361
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 2.7 x 1.6
ISBN: 0307393844
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9780307393845
Publication Date: August 28, 2007
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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 Day's Night, to play the part of a schoolgirl. When I first saw George on the set, I thought he was the best-looking man I'd ever seen. I was so surprised when he asked me out on a date at the end of my first day of filming. 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 couldn't 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
An iconic figure of the 1960s and ’70s, Pattie Boyd breaks a forty-year 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.
She met the Beatles in 1964 when she was cast as a schoolgirl in A Hard Day’s Night. Ten days later a smitten George Harrison proposed. For twenty-year-old Pattie Boyd, it was the beginning of an unimaginably rich and complex life as she was welcomed into the Beatles inner circle—a circle that included Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Jeff Beck, and a veritable who’s who of rock musicians. She describes the dynamics of the group, the friendships, the tensions, the musicmaking, and the weird and wonderful memories she has of Paul and Linda, Cynthia and John, Ringo and Maureen, and especially the years with her husband, George.
It was a sweet, turbulent life, but one that would take an unexpected turn, starting with a simple note that began “dearest l.”
I read it quickly and assumed that it was from some weirdo; I did get fan mail from time to time.... I thought no more about it until that evening when the phone rang. It was Eric [Clapton]. “Did you get my letter?”... And then the penny dropped. “Was that from you?” I said....It was the most passionate letter anyone had ever written me.
For the first time Pattie Boyd, former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, a high-profile model whose face epitomized the swinging London scene of the 1960s, a woman who inspired Harrison’s song “Something” and Clapton’s anthem “Layla,” has decided to write a book that is rich and raw, funny and heartbreaking—and totally honest and open and breathtaking. Here is the truth, here is what happened, here is the story you’ve been waiting for.
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 Magic explained. August 17, 2008
I had heard tidbits about how Eric Clapton "stole" George Harrison's beautiful wife, Patti Boyd before, and I was curious about how that happened and...then what? Happily ever after? No, no. Patti gives us the whole story, a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the world of rock and roll musicians. The relationship interplays, the emotions, the disappointment over songs that don't "make it." The stories behind the creation of some unforgettable songs, and the personalities and friendships of the people we see only as public figures. After I read this book, I read "Clapton" and got a perspective from that side of the story. Fascinating and, well, "lovely." Well worth the read.
Wonderful Tonight:George Harrison, Eric Clapton & Me August 17, 2008
A story well told. Patty Boyd has had quite a life and does a wonderful job sharing her story. I've always wondered what life with the Beatles was like and she gives great details. The rock n'roll lifestyle (life with Eric Clapton) may not be everyone's dream after-all. Her story was well told and left me wanting more. I enjoyed every moment I spent reading her book.
Wonderful tonight was wonderful August 17, 2008
I really enjoyed this book about Pattie's life. It starts off with the background of her family which I always find fascinating. She didn't have the greatest childhood, but she sure made up for it as an adult! Thanks to this book,when I hear George Harrison and Eric Clapton songs, I think of the background stories she told about some of these songs. Great insight on what it was like to be up-close and personal with two talented musicians and their friends and family.
 Rock's Most Famous Muse August 11, 2008
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a fascinating read, having grown up in the 60's, I could relate to everything and everyone she talked about in the book. She was the 60's "It" Girl. She had "The Look" and everyone wanted to be like her. She had an incredible life. Even her sisters went out with or were married to famous Rock stars. The thing that I really empathized with her about was that she realized too late that George was really the love of her life. There was always a bond between them until the day he died. He even tried to help her out financially after they were divorced. I also could understand the emotional devastation she must have felt when she could not have children and Eric comes home and tell her his Mistress is having a baby and asks her to help raise him. She lived for these two men and totally lost her identity wondering what she would do with her life after her divorce from Clapton, who she says "was hell to live with." He pursued her and once he got her, took her for granted. I get the impression that she is a very classy, honorable woman. She is also a fabulous Photograher. Enjoy the book!
superfrog August 1, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can relate to this book as a wife of a musican. I see how Pattie made the most of bad situations. We do what we are so supposed to to do.
except that indescresitions happen. I love her stretgh. I relate to this on so many levels.
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