Eric Clapton writes life story

NEW YORK - Rock legend Eric Clapton is writing an auto- biography for Doubleday that will also be released by Random House in audio format. Clapton, 60, will be writing and collaborating with his close friend Christopher Simon Sykes, RollingStone.com reported Thursday. The book is due out in 2007. Clapton will do a North American concert tour around the time the book comes out and the release will also coin- cide with a complete retrospective box set of his recordings. Clapton was preparing this week for a Cream reunion in New York. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member will join bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker at New York's Madison Square Garden Oct. 22-26.