Wounded by Harrison's frequent infidelities, Boyd left him for Eric Clapton in July 1974, having previously had an affair with another of her husband's guitar-playing friends, Ron Wood of the Faces. Both of these dalliances would also receive attention on the "Dark Horse" album, which Harrison's musical biographer, Simon Leng, has described as "a musical soap opera, cataloguing rock-life antics, marital strife, lost friendships, and self-doubt". In his rewrite of the Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye, Love", Harrison declared: ""There goes our lady, with a-you-know-who / I hope she's happy, old Clapper too""; while his handwritten liner notes listed one of the guest musicians on "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" as "Ron Would If You Let Him". For his part, Harrison had taken up with Starr's wife, Maureen Starkey, and the UK tabloids soon reported him as being romantically involved with model Kathy Simmons (ex-girlfriend of Rod Stewart) as well as Krissy Wood (wife of the Faces guitar player). Shortly before "Dark Horse"'s release, Harrison would dodge reporters' questions regarding his private life with a suggestion that people wait for the new album, saying, "It's like "Peyton Place"."