"Clapton's guitar strings SNAP during 'Tears in Heaven' — what happens next shocks 5,200"

March 3rd, 1992. Royal Albert Hall, London. Six weeks after Eric Clapton's 4-year-old son Conor fell to his death from a 53rd-floor window. This was the first time Clapton would perform "Tears in Heaven"—the song he wrote as a letter to his dead son—in front of an audience. Halfway through the performance, one guitar string snapped. Then another. Then another. Within 30 seconds, all six strings had broken. The guitar he'd played at Conor's funeral was completely unplayable. Eric Clapton collapsed on stage, sobbing. The song about his son—stopped. The tribute—silenced. The grief—overwhelming. Then a man named James Mitchell stood up in the tenth row and did something that would save the performance, heal a broken father, and create one of the most beautiful moments in music history. This is the true story of the night Eric Clapton's strings broke during "Tears in Heaven," and the stranger who gave him the guitar—and the strength—to finish his son's song. #EricClapton #TearsInHeaven #TrueStory #ConorClapton #BrokenStrings #RoyalAlbertHall #EmotionalStory #Grief #StrangersBecomeAngels #MusicHeals #ActOfKindness #1992 #PowerOfMusic #ChildLoss #BeautifulMoment