Eric Clapton in his personal life, which was troubled by romantic longings and drug and alcohol addiction. He became infatuated with Pattie Boyd, who at the time was married to close friend George Harrison, and withdrew from recording and touring to isolation in his Surrey residence as the band broke up. There he nursed a heroin addiction, which resulted in a lengthy career hiatus interrupted only by the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971 (where he passed out on stage, was revived, and managed to finish his performance). In January 1973, the Who's Pete Townshend organised a comeback concert for Clapton at
Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton ( The Beano Album) is a 1966 blues/blues rock album recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton as part of the band. It is the second album credited to John Mayall after the live "John Mayall Plays John Mayall". Clapton left to form Cream after this recording, though would team up again in 1971 for the double LP "Back to the Roots". It is also known as "The Beano Album" because of its cover photograph showing Eric Clapton reading "The Beano," a British children's comic. Clapton stated