Read more Eric Clapton stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10564/eric-clapton.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:44:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74138/5-rockers-who-beat-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn honor of a new book by Scott Weiland’s ex recalling the couple’s drug-fueled rock and roll escapades, Fox News takes a look at musicians who fought addiction and won: Slash, Guns N’ Roses: Addicted to heroin, booze, and women; was scared straight after running down the street naked.http://www.newser.com/story/74138/5-rockers-who-beat-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 10:39:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67278/rocks-worst-career-moves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBob Dylan’s decision to record a Christmas album is certainly ill-advised—“fans may have stuck by him throughout the musically self-destructive late '60s, the God-bothering late '70s, and the Grateful Dead-collaborating-Madonna-imitating mid '80s, but surely even Bob's fans have a limit,” writes John Matthew Hall for the Independent. But Dylan’s...http://www.newser.com/story/67278/rocks-worst-career-moves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 17:15:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26599/smells-like-teen-nostalgia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGrunge is passé, but the market for its collectibles isn’t, reports Portfolio . Nostalgia plays a big role in determining what's hot, and prices on items of baby boomer vintage, even from the likes of the Fab Four, are starting to drop. Meanwhile, the demand for Gen X artifacts—skateboards, Star...http://www.newser.com/story/26599/smells-like-teen-nostalgia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 May 2008 15:36:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20151/clapton-invited-to-pyongyang.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKim Jong Il is a diehard Elvis fan, but the Great Leader's son is seriously into Eric Clapton, which could be why North Korea has invited Old Slowhand to play a concert in Pyongyang. Though the New York Philharmonic performed there yesterday, a Clapton appearance would mark the first time...http://www.newser.com/story/20151/clapton-invited-to-pyongyang.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 11:41:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16236/bruni-may-have-what-it-takes-to-be-first-lady.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer supermodel Carla Bruni may be catching some flack from critics who think she's distracting Nicolas Sarkozy from leading France, but those who would dismiss her as just a model don't have the whole story, writes the New York Times . The award-winning singer is intelligent, cultured—and strikingly similar to...http://www.newser.com/story/16236/bruni-may-have-what-it-takes-to-be-first-lady.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Jan 2008 8:22:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10377/clapton-recounts-pain-triumph.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"Slowhand" takes up a pen in Clapton: The Autobiography. Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll—it’s all there in guitar legend Eric Clapton’s memoir. There’s also the death of a child and more than one journey to sobriety. Vanity Fair excerpts the poignant tale of the man who started the...http://www.newser.com/story/10377/clapton-recounts-pain-triumph.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Oct 2007 13:01:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9706/youtube-spoofer-hits-a-chord.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhy is Slash playing so poorly in this clip? Because a Finnish media artist over-dubbed the audio track just well enough to make the Guns N’ Roses axeman sound believably awful. The YouTube user known as StSanders was inspired to bring guitar heroes down to earth when he saw a...http://www.newser.com/story/9706/youtube-spoofer-hits-a-chord.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Oct 2007 17:35:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6478/pattie-boyd-spills-about-rocker-loves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPattie Boyd, ex-wife of rock legends George Harrison and Eric Clapton, opens up for the first time about their love triangle and her two tempestuous marriages in her new book Wonderful Tonight, ABC reports. A model who met Harrison when she played an extra in the "A Hard Days Night,...http://www.newser.com/story/6478/pattie-boyd-spills-about-rocker-loves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Aug 2007 6:41:46 CDT