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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

All the material we were doingwas blues music which hadn't even properlyfiltered through...

All the material we were doing
was blues music which hadn't even properly
filtered through to the mainstream here

Full Transcript

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All the material we were doing was blues music
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which hadn't even properly filtered through
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to the mainstream here.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:14
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Passion Pictures

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Movie Summary

A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
I noticed they were deliberately - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
I noticed they were deliberately
We had this massive record suddenly - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
We had this massive record suddenly
Eric I was so disheartened by the music business - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:17
Eric I was so disheartened by the music business
[creaking] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[creaking]
[Eric] I wanted his advice on what to do - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
[Eric] I wanted his advice on what to do
And I stayed with him for about two weeks - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And I stayed with him for about two weeks
And I thought his interest in his music was so obsessive - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
And I thought his interest in his music was so obsessive
[indistinct television chatter] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:17
[indistinct television chatter]
♪ See that crocodile walk ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:15
♪ See that crocodile walk ♪
♪He got a long way to walk ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
♪He got a long way to walk ♪
♪Yeah, I wanna see you smile ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
♪Yeah, I wanna see you smile ♪
♪ He might settle down now, baby ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
♪ He might settle down now, baby ♪
♪Hey, hey, crocodile ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
♪Hey, hey, crocodile ♪
He knew the history of it. The background of it. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
He knew the history of it. The background of it.
He was given this freedom - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
He was given this freedom
[Alex Hooper] Eric, how much do you think that - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[Alex Hooper] Eric, how much do you think that
[Eric] If you're gonna take it back to the roots - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
[Eric] If you're gonna take it back to the roots
And there were lots of people - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And there were lots of people
But he worked in the clubs playing it. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
But he worked in the clubs playing it.
[Eric] The minute I got into that band - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] The minute I got into that band