“Someone dosed Eric Clapton with LSD, and I had to take over”: George Terry says he had to step up during Clapton's bad nights on the road in the ’70s – but it wasn’t always the guitar hero’s fault

Eric Clapton performs on stage with singer Yvonne Elliman and guitarist George Terry at Crystal Palace Garden Party 31st July 1976.

Former Eric Clapton guitarist George Terry has recalled having to step in to cover his boss’ playing when the British electric guitar great was spiked with acid before a show, back in the mid-’70s.

While Clapton’s addiction – and subsequent recovery – have been well-documented, in the new issue of Guitar World, Terry makes the point that the icon’s occasional incapacitation on the road was not always due to his own illness, or decision-making.