The marriage had been turbulent for several years after a number of infidelities on both sides, most famously with Boyd falling for Harrison’s good friend Eric Clapton.
George Harrison met Pattie Boyd, on the set of the film A Hard Day’s Night in 1964. The couple married in 1966 and were together for 11 years until their divorce in 1977.(Farout magazine)
Harrison was diagnosed with cancer in 1997, and he was plunged into a stressful few years seeking treatment. He flew around the globe to visit some of the leading hospitals to see what treatment could be offered to him. Initially, he underwent surgery for lung cancer but later was treated in Germany for a brain tumour after the disease had spread.
Despite Harrison’s good nature and discretion about his illness, Boyd knew immediately that Harrison was ill. “About three months before he died, he was in my area. He was going to see Ringo, and he popped in,” Boyd explained. “He brought me a few little gifts and some music to listen to, it was really sweet. I knew he wasn’t well, I realised that he knew he wasn’t well.”
Although Boyd noticed that Harrison wasn’t well, she didn’t want to spoil the occasion by mentioning it. But she was aware that the visit was Harrison’s final goodbye. “In a way, I think he was coming to say goodbye,” she said. “I could see he was very drawn, and he was using energy m
Classic rock fans may already know about the famous love triangle between George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Pattie Boyd. But they may not know the lengths that Clapton went to in order to win Harrison’s wife.
Eric Clapton was not a happy man. On stage in front of 15,000 adoring fans at the lavish open-air venue, he was plagued by the draining summer heat and a particularly persistent mosquito.
Here’s what happened and how Clapton used voodoo to get the woman of his dreams.(cheatsheet)
In 1966, Harrison married model and photographer Boyd. Their marriage was plagued by substance abuse and infidelity. Since Harrison and Clapton were close friends, the Cream guitarist spent a lot of time with Boyd and ended up falling in love with her.
In September 1969, despite his feelings for Pattie, Eric became engaged to Alice Ormsby-Gore, youngest daughter of the 5th Baron Harlech, a former Conservative government Minister and British Ambassador in Washington. George, meanwhile, was showing more than a brother-in-law's interest in Pattie's younger sister Paula.
The Beatle decided to seduce Paula, but needed to get Pattie out of the way first, so in late 1969 he suggested Eric take her out for the night to keep her occupied.
However, the plan misfired – and it was not George but Eric who ended up with Paula, apparently unable to resist because of her resemblance to Pattie. Such behaviour by rock megastars was tolerated, even expected, in a climate barely affected by feminism.
And to use the vernacular, Boyd certainly knows where the bodies are buried. Eric Clapton went to fellow musician Dr. John for supernatural help.
Perhaps Clapton has Dr. John to thank, not only for winning over his long-time crush Pattie Boyd but also for managing to stay friends with Boyd’s ex-husband.According to Daily Mail, the guitarist sought supernatural help from New Orleans musician Dr. John, who was said to have voodoo powers. Clapton explained his feelings for Boyd and allegedly asked Dr. John for a love potion.Dr John, a sinister-looking figure who performed in the Mardi Gras costumes of his native New Orleans and was said to have voodoo powers.Eric went to Dr John in June 1970, explained the Pattie situation and requested a 'love potion number 9', like the one in the Coasters song, that would make her leave George for him.Dr. John allegedly gave Clapton a small straw box to carry in his pocket and instructions for a ritual that would charm Boyd into leaving Harrison. If the story is true, then Clapton certainly got the result that he wanted.
From then on, however, Pattie and Eric began a flirtation.
At first she saw it as a way of paying George back, mildly and in secret, for his infidelities and coldness. She was unwilling to endanger the marriage – and cheating on George with his best friend was unthinkable.There was another powerful reason for keeping her feelings for Eric firmly under control: he was having an affair with her sister Paula, even though he was living with and engaged to Alice.
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Dr. John allegedly gave Clapton a small straw box to carry in his pocket and instructions for a ritual that would charm Boyd into leaving Harrison. If the story is true, then Clapton certainly got the result that he wanted.
