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Clapton at 80

Clapton at 80

An egomaniac with an inferiority complex

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The life of a musical superstar has never been a passport to longevity. But for Eric Clapton to have made it to 80 seems little short of miraculous.

In Clapton’s 60-year career as undisputedly the greatest British rock guitarist ever to wield a plectrum, he’s survived the double whammy of heroin-addiction and alcoholis…

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