The song in question, "Tears in Heaven," was inspired by the death of Clapton's 4-year-old son Conor after a tragic fall from a New York high-rise where the boy had been living with his mother ...

Eric Clapton Reveals How 'Tears in Heaven' Helped Him Grieve Son's Death in Newly Resurfaced Interview 'Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later,' an extended version of his 1992 MTV special ...

Sept. 7, 2006 — -- Eric Clapton's song "Tears in Heaven" captures the grief and heartbreak the singer-songwriter suffered after the loss of his 4½-year-old son, Conor. Now, 15 years later ...

I’m passionate about all the songs I write, but it was just in another place entirely, another category.” Clapton once shared what “Tears of Heaven” still meant to him.

In a resurfaced 1992 interview for MTV's Unplugged, Eric Clapton opened up about the song "Tears in Heaven" Clapton revealed how the song helped him grieve the loss of his son Conor, who was 4 ...