Pattie Boyd, the former wife of George Harrison and then Eric Clapton, will appear in speaking engagements in Sydney and Melbourne in May.
Pattie was married to George from 1966 to 1977 and Eric Clapton from 1979 to 1989.
Paul Cashmere: You’re also performing “Something” on the live album. Now, you wrote that about Patti, is that right?
George Harrison: We’ll no, I didn’t, I just wrote it and then somebody put together a video and what they did, was they went out and got some footage of me and Patti, Paul and Linda, Ringo and Maureen, it was at that time, and John and Yoko and they just made up a little video to go with it, so then everybody presumed I wrote it about Patti, but actually when I wrote it I was thinking of Ray Charles.
Paul Cashmere: He’s not as good looking, but well, you know….
George Harrison: Yeah, but he’s a better singer (laughs) but that’s what I was thinking of, I could hear in my head Ray Charles singing it.
Patti Boyd will hold an exhibition of her photographic works at the Blender Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition will be open from May 5 to June 2. Patti will attend a special launch at the gallery on May 11.
She will also speak at ‘George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Me; An Evening with Pattie Boyd’.
Patti Boyd dates
Venues:
Tuesday, 15 May at Four Seasons, Sydney
Wednesday, 16 May, at Grand Hyatt, Melbourne
Timings:
7pm – Cocktails & Canapes with Pattie Boyd
8pm – George, Eric and Me; An evening with Pattie Boyd
10pm – Close
