I was appalled by some of the nasty comments written here. I am one of the biggest George Harrison and Eric Clapton fans on the planet, but just because I am a fan of their music does not mean I know them personally. Pattie obviously did. I thought she portrayed a well-rounded view of both. It could not have been an easy feat to relive some of the memories. She has overcome so many difficult times and yet remained so positive. She received very little in her divorce settlements and instead became a remarkable photographer. She is a very strong woman. She kept quiet for 40 years and many of us are thrilled that she has finally spoken about her fascinating life. That she was able to tell her story in such a thoughtful way makes her even more of an inspiration. I had the pleasure of meeting her in Chicago and she was a sincere and lovely person who deserves the utmost respect and admiration.

Got the book when I was on vacation in Boston this summer, as soon as I started reading it I couldn’t put it down. Ms Boyd has had a very interesting life. And as a long time Beatles fan.. I was disappointed in George’s treatment of his wife. But Clapton was worse.

I have just read the book. I thought it was delightfully told. It made me realize what an upbeat person Pattie must be. I think she deserved better treatment from both narcistic men. She stuck it out with both of them. As far as the writing; the style grew on me. I’d love to meet her! She seems like she’d be a good friend.

although pattie shouldn’t of cheated…. i wanna read her book and know all the details

I haven’t read the book yet. I want to read about her realations with the two rock gods. From reading a few comments, there are different sides to the story, pattie is a self absorbed gold digger, and george and eric are jerks and treated her badly.
I can’t imagine george being a jerk…clapton is a guitar god.
I want to read both eric and patties memoirs, and hear both sides of the story.
Pattie is beautiful, and a total lucky girl to have been with both these men, and george is amazing RIP beatles forever!
peace

Pattie is nothing but a whiney baby
Eric is so much better off with out the free loader. 60’s chic my baloney!

I have to agree with 60s gal, she makes a good point about Patties parents. Pattie had to act the mother role to her younger siblings because her own mother was so distant and unloving. I think because of this she probably relied on George and Erics love to make her feel fulfilled and wanted. I found it sad that she admitted regretting leaving George, especially for a drunk like Eric, i dont know how she put up with him.
Pattie is a true lady and deserves happiness! x

While there is truth to all previous reader’s comments, I would like to add that Pattie was reared by emotionally and otherwise unavailable parents. I can relate and all of the decisions she made were a direct result of feeling unloved and unwanted. Things were good as long as both George and Eric were available to her emotionally and it was only when they turned away that she became confused and haunted by the feelings of abandonment. Bottom line: Pattie spent her entire life looking for love and affirmation from those she loved.

i think she puts too many deatales into it. i am very crushed that george would do that, but pattie went behind his back! it was devistating that she would do that to poor george. se is saying how horribal this was for her, but she is over rated and she should just shut her mouth!!! i never liked her and i never will!
I LOVE GEORGE HARRISON!!!!!!!! (:

Layla Cries - YOU are delusional.

George was with Badfinger for Day After Day, one of my favorite songs, and co-wrote/co-played slide guitar. At the time it came out looks like Pattie was going over to Eric!

A disappointing read. Pattie is self absorbed, one dimensional and bland. George was of substance, Eric soon saw through her transparent personality. Sorry Pattie, I had to force myself to finish the book – and it had far to much name dropping!

I recently bought the book. I got to say this. Pattie Boyd you know whay you did wrong and stop playing like the pretty victim. George did just about everyhing for you. Brought a whole meaning to ’somethng’. Besides indon;t know mch about love, but the number one rule is don’t cheat. Even if the other one is dong it you just walk in and say the hell with this.
I’m still trying to figure out why she wrote the book.

now I don’t even have to buy the book I thought everybody knew that all couples have their dirty laundry.And now the rich just get richer!

I think Ms. Boyd is terribly overrated. She’s an aging, shallow woman with an inflated view of herself, yet she raises playing the victim to an art form with her endless talking. Was an entire book on the topic of her failed marriages really necessary? I think we should put a stamp on her and send her back!

Lovely story, great musicians and super Pattie

Lovely story. great musicians and super Pattie….

Well, I haven’t red these books, but I red many articles and books about beatles and George. I adore his personality and music and was always interested about this story with Pattie. I think it is rather personal staff and you don’t have to share it with the rest part of the world. I think she is really lucke as she mentioned herself. Any woman would be proud to be the muse for George and probably for Eric too. Why not

Any way, probably there are some persons intereseted to hear about these stories so there is nothing unnatural to write books about your life. But again, for me it is unacceptable to share private sacred feelings with the rest of the world and publicity.

:)

I’ve always loved Pattie as a model… she is so beautiful! and of course, I’m jelous of her ‘cos I love George too much….but what she has done!!! I don’t like it… she left George for Eric…!!!!!!
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Pattie may indeed be selling out but perhaps she need the money and besides she has an interesting story to tell. Eric Clapton wrote his memoirs at he same time and no one is accussing him of being classesless and keeping his affairs private. I enjoyed both of their books and I have heard Mr Clapton attribute that he wrote Layla for her. Rebecca

She was a very interesting looking woman…intense blue eyes….a rather large set of choppers and some shapely breasts. I wonder why her men were so enamored with other women while they were with her. Seemed she was a bit of a doormat for these two fellows….whose reputations have both been soiled a bit by their addictions and behavior. I am surprised Clapton’s liver hasn’t jumped from his body screaming bloody murder.

total bore, back in the closet Patty!!

I think she spent too much time trying to convince us she was the victim. She could have made the book so much more interesting by telling us some intimate things we Beatles fans don’t know. A few paragraphs about her life would have been sufficient. We want more than this from a woman who knows so much more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t care what decades it was (’60s and ’70s and ’80s), she put up with way too much crap from the both of them. And didn’t she have anyone telling her anything about the law and her rights as both George’s and Eric’s wives? I’ve read both books and consider hers way superior to Clapton’s but the books complement each other so read them both. She does play the helpless victim way too much. But I feel she told it like it was at the time things happened and I appreciate that in an autobiography.

Excellent job, Pattie! I couldn’t put your book down. I was glued to it.

For years, I’ve been curious about Ms. Boyd and am so glad she finally told her side of the story as I never thought she would.I recommend the book to all Beatles fan.

I especially found her childhood in Kenya upbringing fascinating. It also explained why she became so passive in her young adulthood.

I was very angry to learn how badly George and Eric treated her. Consequently I no longer want to hear Eric’s music. People used to say “Clapton is God”. Ha! Clapton is a total jerk!It disturbs me to see that Clapton’s book is a best seller. I wonder whether he hides how disrespectful he was to Pattie.

Additionally, Pattie’s candid expose of George’s mean side and infidelity burst my childhood crush on him. George owed a lot to Pattie, such as his interest in Hinduism which became his lifelong passion. He took out all his frustration and anger of being a Beatle on her. What a turd! Both men may be musical geniuses, but fail miserably in being good men.

Learning that George had an affair with Ringo’s first wife, Maureen Cox, was shocking Pattie’s book really filled in the gaps and satisfieed my curiousity about the 60s and the Beatles.

And good for Pattie for joining Alanon and seeking counseling. I saw her photographs in San Francisco and I can attest that she is an artist. It may have taken her awhile to find peace and success, but she made it!

Who is the Layla cries chick? someone forgot their meds….

Lovely Rita, did you even read the book?! The last time she dated was 10 years ago and has not needed or wanted a man since. She also has her photos displayed at many events. I think she is a lovely woman.

I read the book in 2 nights. It’s about time a woman gets to tell her story. All the guys get to “kiss and tell”. I found the book very well done, with some sad moments. Pattie, I am happy for your independence!!!!! Continued success!!!!!!!

I always LOVED Pattie Boyd! I saw her when I was little in the Beatles movie & was captivated by her. She has a sweet, adorable, fun loving, quality to her.

She always looked beautiful & had the most amazing clothes! What a cool life. Never knew she did so many interesting things & was so intricate, talented & smart.

She sums up the ultimate 60’s female to me!!!

Loved reading the book & learning the many adventures of that time & the Beatles.

i don’t care what mrs boyd said!she’s a liar!!!!everyone knows that she was unfaithful to george,and with clapton’s infidelity,she reap what she had sown…what a huge bitch is,mrs boyd!!!!talk about a man who’s dead and can’t replay her…..she’s not a lady at all!!!booooo patty…..george i love you!!!!

i enjoyed the book. the reasons why pattie left george and finally eric are well pointed out. as a clapton-fan and much bigger harrison-fan i conclude that george made some mistakes from ‘68-69 on that led to the separation, but clapton appears as a rather crummy human being on a personal level. of course his addiction was the biggest problem. the problem that pattie made was she was too passive until she left eric. she hardly opposed to anything that their husbands did, and i am really surprised how she was tolerating all their behaviours for years and years.

I had never heard of Pattie Boyd until a friend recommended this book to me. I love it! She has had an extremely interesting life, and I thinks she’s right to want to share it. She obviously loved Harrison very much, but Clapton came off as such a jerk! She even went so far as to say she made a mistake in leaving George for Eric. Kinda harsh, considering she was married to Eric for 9 years! Under the circumstances though, I understand why she might be a little bitter. The only thing I disliked was how weak she made herself sound…no job, no life outside her husband drama…throughout the book I just wanted to tell her to get a spine. At least she ended up strong and confident. Overall, I’d recommend it because it is definitely entertaining.

Wow I could not put the book down. I knew Layla was about Patty Boyd and how Eric was madly in Love with her before she finally gave into him. Reading it in her words was amazing. Just because she was famous and lived a life style or the rich and famous her feelings, pain and sorrows is as real as anyone elses. Thank you Patty for sharing your story with the world

I really enjoyed the book - for what it was - an interesting memoir, and Pattie’s take on her marriages. As for “Kevin”s comment (”if she had any class she wouldn’t write a book and get a life.” , SInce when is one lacking “class” to write a memoir? As for “getting a life”, I bet Pattie has done more in her life than you could ever imagine. She must also be a nice person if she has remained friends with both of her ex partners and their new wives! Well done, Pattie, thank you for letting us share in your amazing life. Also, after reading some of these comments on this thread, it is blatantly obvious that most of these people have yet to read the book….so why are you bothering to comment?

I got my 18 mo. old daughters name from Clapton’s hit song “Layla,” but I spell it differently. He is a living legend and anyone who disagrees is obviously in denial. I say more power to Patti Boyd! I cant wait for the book!

I got my 18 mo. old daughters name from Clapton’s hit song “Layla,” but I spell it differently. He is a living legend and anyone who disagrees is obviously in denial. I say more power to Patti Boyd! I cant wait for the book!

I just realized I made a typing mistake,I meant Paul and Jane had a 5 year love affair! I really wish there was an edit button on here!

Also Jane Asher was in her first movie at age five,and she was in Alfie with Michael Cain at age 19!

It’s not really true that Patti had more great rock/love songs written for than any other woman,Paul McCartney wrote some of his best Beatles songs about and for the beautiful intelligent red haired British actress Jane Asher who was even prettier than Patti,and she and Paul had a 5 year love affaur from 1963 when they first met and she was 17 and he was 21,to 1968.

Paul asked Jane to marry him on Christmas day 1967 and she accepted. Paul wrote the beautiful And I Love Her for Jane as well as Things We Said Today,We Can Work it Out,You Won’t See Me,and I’m looking Through You and For No one,which were about the arguments she and Paul had because he wanted her to give up her career and devote herself to him and she rightly refused! He also wrote She’s A Woman,and Here There and Everywhere about Jane!

Unfortunately Jane came home early from touring with her theatre company and found Paul in their bed with another woman,when Jane and Paul were engaged for 7 months and had been together for 5 years,so she left him for good! Paul tried very hard for a while to get her back,but all his letters went unopened and his phone calls were ignored. He already had met Linda twice by this time too.

I’m currently reading her book, and half of me wants to scream “quit playing the poor little me, look at the awful childhood I had, and poor me, they both cheated on me, now I’m divorced and can’t live in Castle and spend millions…. blah blah blah’. the other half is just curious, want to see how it ends side.
Certainly she’s lived an interesting life, but other than being beautiful, I find her story annoying.

Being a total Clapton fan, I admit I could hardly wait to get my hands on her book. I needed to know how 2 magical men could be so in love. Okay, she’s cute, sounds incredibly educated, but, it’s hard to stay interested in her book. Too much “rubbish” and man, is she ever full of herself!!!

This is for the post from “layla cries” - you are totally off your rocker lady. Therapy might do ya some good and help you come back to reality.

WOW! Say what you want about Pattie. But to me she is telling her side of the story. And yes it may be told differently by her two exhusbands. But that is life. So take it for what it is worth. Pattie, you go girl!!!!!!!

The book is a bittersweet read that almost anyone can identify with at some point. I’m glad Ms. Boyd has finally found peace in her life, and what a life it has been.

Pattie wrote a delightful book. She shows no disrespect for her husbands in it. She could actually write another and another. She has so many stories that will stay with her. If anyone thinks she is out to damage her loves you need to grow up. People have illusions about their idols, building them up to be gods and saints. Pattie’s book is healthy reading, quite humorous. She’s an OK lady.

I’ve had a huge interest in Pattie all my life as I wanted to be her! Now after all these years, and reading her account, I can finally say - I’m glad I wasn’t her. She is not the brightest bulb in the bunch is she? It appears to me that she is/was all sultry blonde looks. She never had a leg to stand on and always leaned on her men. To this day she thinks her happiness depends on having a man take care of her. I wish her well but I pity her.

Pattie Boyd has broken her silence for the cash. Now I really know why her and GH didn’t work out, shes much too concerned about about superficial things. I never remember him uttering a bad word about her. I wonder if he was still alive if this book would have been written because I’m sure such a private man would view this as one more betrayal but then again he forgave her for much worse.

I just watched 20/20 and caught the tail end of an interview with Patty Boyd regarding her tumultuous/love/marriage relationships with both these men. She seems like a lovely woman. I had heard all three songs were written for and about her many years ago. This was her life with two music icon’s why not tell the story of her life with them. Not only is it interesting, but perhaps it is cathardic for her as she is getting older (recounting her younger-year), it’s a legacy to leave behind for her granchildren, and the next gereration.

love it , i remember Boyd in a hard days night, I remember thinking how pretty she was and George seemed smitten with her
even in the film you could see that! I read parts of the book and found it hard to put down it was Great, I think some may be exagerated by Patty but its great stuff

Now that Pattie Boyd’s book is being promoted suddenly a whole slew of woman are claiming to have had affairs with both George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Both men lived the rock and role life style and groupies were apart of that. I’ve read the book and being a fan of both Harrison and Clapton am familiar with what was said at the time of their relationship with Pattie. What she states in the Book isn’t any different than what was being said at the time What’s different is it’s her perspective rather than George or Eric’s which were being Quoted at the time. I think that in that sense it’s an honest account of her life. One things for certain she is the one woman that we all Know both men called their wife. They had to have held their love for her above all the others. If you read the book in it’s entierty She really still show’s a love for both men. Eric is still with us and has not spoken negativly about it. I really don’t think it diminishes the status of either men but just show’s how human they all were while living in extrodinary circumstances.

Now that Pattie Boyd’s book is being promoted suddenly a whole slew of woman are claiming to have had affairs with both George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Both men lived the rock and role life style and groupies were apart of that. I’ve read the book and being a fan of both Harrison and Clapton am familiar with what was said at the time of their relationship with Pattie. What she states in the Book isn’t any different than what was being said at the time What’s different is it’s her perspective rather than George or Eric’s which were being Quoted at the time. I think that in that sense it’s an honest account of her life. One things for certain she is the one woman that we all Know both men called their wife. They had to have held their love for her above all the others. If you read the book in it’s entierty She really still show’s a love for both men. Eric is still with us and has not spoken negativly about it. I really don’t think it diminishes the status of either men but just show’s how human they all were while living in extrodinary circumstances.

George was exceptional in many ways - and in his post-Beatle years, I think he may have finally found the peace (and maturity) he lacked in his youth. But before you judge Patti too harshly, keep in mind that George was a serial philanderer throughout most of his marriage to Patti. In fact (and surprisingly, of all the Beatles, George was the most notorious womanizer. Patti stayed with him while suffering the pain and humiliation of his infidelity. If you read the lyrics to Layla (below), I think it’s fairly obvious that Clapton is alluding to Patti remaining in a marriage to someone who is untrue to her.

LAYLA
What’ll you do when you get lonely
And nobody’s waiting by your side?
You’ve been running and hiding much too long.
You know it’s just your foolish pride.

Chorus

I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down.
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
Turned my whole world upside down.

Chorus

Let’s make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane.
Please don’t say we’ll never find a way
And tell me all my love’s in vain.

I agree, it might be classier for Pattie to keep quiet about all the details, but on the other hand, I’ve always been curious about this love triangle. It will be interesting to see the press this book gets…

Does anybody know who George wrote the song about, “if” it is true that Patti had not been the inspiration? Perhaps it was just a general feeling or vision he had. Who knows.

pattie is a layer!i can’t believe nothing she says.
george loves her,and she acted like a bitch.

Perfect! She’s going to talk about her marriage with George when George cannot say if she’s telling or not the truth.
Fortunately George finally met Olivia, a good lady for him.
And by the way, Something wasn’t inspired by Pattie. George told he was thinking about a song that started “something in the way she moves” but not about Pattie in an interview.

She left a “Beatle”?
It must have been that guitar solo.

Just proves guitar players are real wankers I s’pose.

She is very lucky to have been married to two of the top men in R&R history, and both extremely good looking. She was a model when she met George and introduced him to Hindu religion. She continues to be a beautiful women to this day

just goes to show ya-that husbands and wives come and go, but REAL friendships lives for ever. good for george and eric. rock on boys! kate

just goes to show ya-that husbands and wives come and go, but REAL friendships lives for ever. good for george and eric. rock on boys! kate

just goes to show ya-that husbands and wives come and go, but REAL friendships lives for ever. good for george and eric. rock on boys! kate

just goes to show ya-that husbands and wives come and go, but REAL friendships lives for ever. good for george and eric. rock on boys! kate

I want to comeback in another life as Pattie Boyd….Can’t wait to read all the juicy gossip!!!

I want to come back in another life as Pattie Boyd…can’t wait to hear all the juicy gossip

I want to come back in another life as Pattie Boyd…can’t wait to hear all the juicy gossip

First of all Eric named me Layla in 1969. When he ask for a song I wrote about a true murder story named it Layla after my stage name which was Layla Cries for many years. In fact your magazine was there in July 1984 in Ft. Worth Texas when I played the leading lady opposite Eric in a romantic comedy; starring an all star cast including Carlos Santana, I have children with both Eric and Carlos. It was 1974 when Eric told me that some chick thought that he wrote Layla. I told him to tell the truth about the song, he never did, but I know Boyd does know the song does’t have anything to do with her. In fact Boyd came to Texas, she spit in Erics face and I kicked her ass, there was a police report on that about ‘82. Eric and Carlos both ask if they could write a book about me and my bio will be out in 08. From 1969 till his recent marriage Eric continued to ask me to marry him. Debra aka Layla Cries

I’m very much looking forward to Pattie Boyd’s autobiography. Buddy Holly had his Peggy Sue and Richie Valens had his Donna, but NO woman has inspired more rock songs (especially CLASSICS!) as has Pattie Boyd (”Layla,” “Wonderful Tonight,” and “Something”).

I’m very much looking forward to Pattie Boyd’s autobiography. Buddy Holly had his Peggy Sue and Richie Valens had his Donna, but NO woman has inspired more rock songs (especially CLASSICS!) as has Pattie Boyd (”Layla,” “Wonderful Tonight,” and “Something”).

if she had any class she would be quiet and get a life!

I’m almost sure George met the lovely Patty Boyd on the set Of A Hard Day’s Night. Then Clapton stole her away. What a fuckin’ scumbag. George stayed friends with him after that–Haire Chrishna. Fuck that; I would’ve smashed fuckin’ his “slow hand” face in. BTW, I much rather listen to George Harrison’s playing over Clapton’s any day. Clapton’s fuckin’ music puts me to sleep. The Phantom Kills

woah, she’s very pretty.

Very interesting… but does she have to write a book? Couldn’t all the juicy bits be summed up in a definitive Rolling Stone interview?

A guitar duel? Well, gosh by golly, if that isn’t just the queerest thing I’ve ever heard.

Very cool info, Eric is like a guitar god, few, if any, can rival his skills.