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"Tears in Heaven" is a song by English guitarist, singer, and songwriter Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, written about the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor. It appeared on the 1991 Rush film soundtrack.
Just before he took the stage in 1992 to record what would become the best-selling live album of all time, Eric Clapton reflected on the death of his young son, Conor, and how he’d used music to ...
Conor died on 20 March 1991, at the age of four and a half, when he fell out of an open bedroom window on the 53rd floor of a Manhattan apartment building. [7] The death of their son was the inspiration for Clapton's songs, " Tears in Heaven " and " Circus ".
Then, on 20 March 1991, Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor, died after falling from the 53rd-floor window of his mother's friend's New York City apartment at 117 East 57th Street. Clapton was informed of his son's death through a hysterical phone call by the boy's mother Lory Del Santo. Once comprehending what had happened he described feeling ...
Conor's death deeply devastated Clapton, and he channeled his grief into music, including the more popular but equally melancholic "Tears in Heaven." "Circus" specifically addresses the precious ...
Eric Clapton, 'Tears in Heaven' (1993) Two years after the tragic accidental death of his 4-year-old son, Conor, the guitar icon performed this heartbreaking tribute at the 1993 Grammys.
Clapton's tragedies, including his infatuation with Patti Boyd, then the wife of his best friend George Harrison, his struggles with drugs and alcoholism, and the death of his 4-year-old son Conor are highlighted. [2] Clapton and Zanuck previously worked together on the 1991 film Rush. The film was released on home video on June 8, 2018. [3]
He also won two Grammys for “My Heart Will Go On,” and Eric Clapton’s 1991 hit “Tears in Heaven.” The song was written about the death of Clapton’s four-year-old son, Conor and ...