Nov 2, 2007, 12:30 GMT
Eric Clapton wanted to marry a woman just like his mother.
Eric Clapton performs his first Australian show of his current tour in Sydney, Monday, 29 January 2007. Last here in 1990 the tour is Claptons first visit to Australia in nearly two decades. EPA/TRACEY NEARMY
The 62-year-old musician - who was abandoned by his mother Pat and raised by his grandparents - searched for a woman just like her, who would not reject him.
Clapton said: "My mother and I didn't really hit it off that well. She was glamorous but in a cold, sharp way.
"The idea was that I would find a woman like my mother, then make her love me because I got rejected by the first one."
The 'Layla' singer - who has battled alcohol and drug addictions - revealed Pat was more of a drinking buddy to him than a loving parent.
He added in an interview with Britain's Daily Mail newspaper: "The best period of our life was as adults, when we were drinking together. I loved her but she was a difficult woman.
"Our relationship developed as friends. Whenever I needed a mother figure, she wouldn't be the person I'd go to."
Clapton - who has just written his memoirs 'Eric Clapton: The Autobiography' - also confessed he wrote the tell-all book now because he is losing his memory.
He said: "I started to realise my memory was failing me. In another ten years I won't be able to remember."
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