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Eric Clapton going deaf
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The documentary will also dive into dark patches of Eric Clapton's life, including his drug and alcohol addictions and the tragic death of his four-year-old son Conor in 1991. (Shutterstock/JStone / Shutterstock.com)
Iconic rock musician Eric Clapton has revealed that he was “going deaf” after being diagnosed with tinnitus.
“[What] I’m concerned with now is being in my 70s and [staying] proficient. I mean, I’m going deaf, I have got tinnitus, my hands [are] just about work,” the singer-songwriter, who has just released his documentary, “Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars,” said in an interview with BBC Radio 2.
Read also: Documentary dives into dark phases of Eric Clapton's life
At 72, Eric still goes to work and plays gigs.
“I mean, I’m hoping that people will come and see me for more than that; [because] I’m a curiosity,” he said. “I know that is part of it, because it’s amazing to myself that I’m still here.”
This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
