Eric Clapton, whose only son died in a fall from a 53rd-floor window, has recorded a public service announcement urging parents to take precautions to prevent similar tragedies.
"Please do two simple things. Use guards on windows and safety gates on stairs," Clapton says in the 30-second television spots, which will begin airing around New York state next week. "It's easy, and it could prevent a terrible tragedy."Believe me, I know."
Clapton's 4-year-old son, Conor, fell from his mother's Manhattan high-rise March 20, 1991, after a cleaning woman left the window open without a guard in place.
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The veteran guitarist wrote a song about his son's death, "Tears in Heaven," that helped him capture nine Grammy award nominations this year.