Eric Clapton Remembers Son Conor's Tragic Fall 32 Years Later

Eric Clapton's life was forever altered on March 20, 1991, when his four-year-old son Conor fell to his death from a 53rd-floor window of a New York apartment. Just a day prior, Clapton had taken Conor out for the first time alone to a circus, promising his ex-girlfriend Lory Del Santo that he would become a 'proper father.' Tragically, as Conor awaited Clapton's arrival for a planned outing to the Bronx Zoo, he dashed past his nanny and fell through an open window left unattended by a janitor. Biographer Philip Norman described the family's devastation and noted that Conor was buried in Surrey, England, near Clapton's birthplace. Clapton later channeled his grief into the poignant song 'Tears In Heaven,' reflecting on his loss and the deep bond he had with his son. The incident remains a heartbreaking chapter in Clapton's illustrious music career.