Eric Patrick Clapton CBE born 30 March 1945 Is An English Rock And Blues Guitarist Singer And Songwriter. He Is The Only Three-Time Inductee To The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Once As A Solo Artist And Separately As A Member Of The Yardbirds And Of Cream. Clapton Has Been Referred To As One Of The Most Important And Influential Guitarists Of All Time. Clapton Ranked Second In Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The "100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time" And Fourth In Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists Of All Time". Read More On Last.Fm
"Tears In Heaven" Is A Ballad Written By Eric Clapton And Will Jennings About The Pain Clapton Felt Following The 1991 Death Of His Four-Year-Old Son Conor Who Fell From A 53rd-Story Window In His Mother's Friend's New York City Condominium. By All Accounts The Death Was Simply A Tragic Accident And Clapton Was Distraught For Months Afterwards.This Song Is One Of Clapton's Most Successful Reaching #2 On The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart In The U.S. It Was Also Used As The Theme Song To The 1991 Film "Rush". Clapton Stopped Playing It In 2004 As Well As The Song My Father's Eyes Stating "I Didn't Feel The Loss Anymore Which Is So Much A Part Of Performing Those Songs. I Really Have To Connect With The Feelings That Were There When I Wrote Them. They're Kind Of Gone And I Really Don't Want Them To Come Back Particularly. My Life Is Different Now. They Probably Just Need A Rest And Maybe I'll Introduce Them For A Much More Detached Point Of View." Clapton Eventually Resurrected Both Songs For His 50th Anniversary World Tour In 2013.