Imagine your worst parenting scare—like when your toddler runs toward the street and you just about have a heart attack. Now multiply that by a thousand, and you’re still not close. Clapton later said he felt a wave of numbness that made his rock-star life feel like a bad joke.
The news spread faster than a bad review in a small town. Fans were devastated, but for Clapton, the world simply stopped spinning. He went from strumming hits like "Layla" to sobbing in a corner, wondering how the universe could be so cruel.
