[Answer] Eric Clapton wrote the classic hit "Layla" as a love song to what rock star's wife?

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Eric Clapton wrote the classic hit "Layla" as a love song to what rock star's wife?

• George Harrison:"Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton. The song was inspired by Clapton's love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison of The Beatles. In 1966, George Harrison married Pattie Boyd, during the height of the Beatles' popularity. During the late 1960s, Clapton and Harrison became close friends. Clapton fell in love with Pattie and wrote the song "Layla," pouring out his feelings for his unrequited love. In 1977, Boyd divorced George Harrison, and in 1979, she married Eric Clapton. During their relationship, Clapton wrote another love ballad for Pattie called "Wonderful Tonight." Clapton and Boyd eventually divorced in 1989.

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