The sad tragedy that happened with Eric Clapton’s son Connor Clapton, who was only 4 years old at the time, served as the inspiration for the song “Tears in Heaven.” Although the song itself is beautiful, the tale of how it came to be is somewhat terrible. Eric Clapton is a legendary figure in rock and blues music. He was born in Ripley, England. Two of his most well-known songs are titled “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and “Layla.” Eric was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times: once as a solo artist, once with the Yardbirds, and once with Cream. The first time he was honored as a solo musician.

In 1985, Eric had a chance encounter with Lory Del Santo, a well-known model from Italy; the following year, the two of them had a son named Conor. The arrival of Conor into the world brought about a sea change in Eric’s life. Eric was aware that he needed to make significant changes to his lifestyle, which consisted mostly of abusing drugs and alcohol. Eric says in his book, “I couldn’t stand the concept that if he had enough life experience to develop an image of me, it would be a picture of the man I was back then,” and he refers to this as “the guy I was.”

Eric became sober and managed to keep it up. Despite the fact that Eric and Lory’s relationship did not work out, Conor has continued to be the pride and joy of his father. Despite this, Eric’s well-known song, “Tears in Heaven,” would not have been written without the influence of a terrible catastrophe. Conor was only four years old when he and his Nanny were playing hide and seek in the New York City apartment where he was staying with his mother while they awaited the arrival of his father.

Both lunch and a visit to the Central Park Zoo were on the agenda for Eric and Conor’s day together. Conor and Eric couldn’t hide their giddiness at spending the day together. The Nanny was briefly detained by a janitor who was working on some maintenance tasks inside the house. The janitor wanted to alert the Nanny about an open window. A terrible event occurred just at that time. A horrific scream is what Lory remembers hearing, and she says, “It wasn’t, however, Conor. It had to be the sitter for the children. I burst into the room in an angry rage, crying incoherently, “Where is Conor? Where is Conor?” The moment I saw the open window, I knew exactly what had been going on.

I collapsed to the ground as every ounce of strength departed my body. Four-year-old Conor was killed after he fell from the window of the 53rd floor. Even when the ambulance arrived, the small child’s situation was hopeless. Clapton said that the first thing he learned was through a phone call that came from their apartment. “Lory was on the other end of the phone, and she was sobbing while asserting that he had passed away,” the person said. And I just couldn’t bring myself to accept that as true. The funeral for Eric was held in his hometown two days before his 46th birthday, where he had spent much of his life. Phil Collins and George Harrison, two legendary musicians, were among those who offered their support.

After the funeral, Conor wrote Eric a letter and mailed it to him. It communicated Conor’s yearning for Eric and extended an invitation for him to pay a visit. To begin overcoming his overwhelming sense of loss, Eric at first withdrew inside himself. After that, he began to sing instead. Through his songs, he attempted to console himself. Because the songs were only a way for him to deal with his emotions, he never intended for anybody else to hear them. In spite of this, two songs that he had written for Conor during this time period have ultimately been made public. One of them was titled “Circus Left Town,” and it was a song that he wrote after getting back from a vacation with Conor the night before Conor passed away.

“Tears In Heaven” was the title of the other song. The song “Tears From Heaven” by Eric was included for the first time in the movie Rush, which was released in 1991. The song was ultimately honored with a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. In addition, Eric was awarded two Grammys for his work that year, one for “Record of the Year” and another for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.”