McCartney Times

Male or female muses can bring out the best in creative types. They can be the key to some inner genius that, without their presence, might never be tapped. But there’s a dark side to the muse, too. Take Almost Famous’s Penny Lane (Kate Hudson), for instance. She brought Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) and Stillwater to the verge of stardom, but she also incited several bouts of jealous rage amongst Hammond, other musicians, and our Cameron Crowe-inspired Rolling Stone journalist, William Miller (Patrick Fugit).Lane’s character was based on a number of muses and groupies Crowe met in the ‘70s, but mostly on a Portland woman named Pennie Trumble. For whatever reason, some muses just resonate more than others. Such is the case for Pattie Boyd, who inspired George Harrison’s “Something” and a pair of Eric Clapton tracks, the ballad, “Wonderful Tonight,” and the incendiary rock ode, “Layla.” Boyd just penned an autobiography called Wonderful Today, as Rolling Stone reports, and it divulges some Almost Famous-esque tidbits about the two musical icons.

Source: The Time George Harrison and Eric Clapton Had A Drunken Guitar Duel | Nerdist