Clapton's cure for low self-esteem

Rock legend Eric Clapton says that he uses sex as a means to boost his low self-esteem.

Rock legend Eric Clapton says meeting his second wife has cured his mixed-up feelings about sex which he often used as a means to boost his low self-esteem.

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According to contactmusic.com, Clapton changed his attitude towards women after he became friends with current spouse Melia McEnery who he wed in 2002. He says, "I used to identify my self-esteem with sex. Girlfriends became a way of avoiding being with myself.

"I'd see a woman in a room and I'd be magnetised and usually that would be dangerous, because I don't think you can be any good to anybody unless you're ok on your own.

With his wife, Clapton explains, "I started asking her out and we became friends. With her I found I was able to respond to something that was actually good for me."