His Return To Music
Clapton appears to have attempted to court Boyd again after giving up drugs, with greater success this time. Boyd divorced Harrison in 1974 and married Clapton in 1979 after settling down with him. During this time, Clapton began recording and achieved chart success for the first time with “I Shot the Sheriff” in 1974.
His Return To Music
A Massive Drinker
Regardless, the musician continued to drink. And his drinking habit, which was claimed to have reached a couple of bottles of vodka per day in the late 1960s, had an inescapable influence on his marriage. In a 1999 interview with the Sunday Times in the United Kingdom, Clapton admits to assaulting Boyd during their time together. “I know that when I was a full-fledged, practicing alcoholic, everyone used to walk on eggshells,” he said.
A Massive Drinker