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And the attitude back then was that alcohol was okay
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

And the attitude back thenwas that alcohol was okay

And the attitude back then
was that alcohol was okay

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And the attitude back then was that alcohol was okay.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
01:36:04
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Passion Pictures

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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.
But for me, alcohol was far more dangerous than heroin. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
But for me, alcohol was far more dangerous than heroin.
[Howard] Whether it be record label forcing him, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:14
[Howard] Whether it be record label forcing him,
[audience cheering] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[audience cheering]
[George] Eric discovered Gevassier and Remy Martin - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[George] Eric discovered Gevassier and Remy Martin
If he got a hold of something, he'd hit at it - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
If he got a hold of something, he'd hit at it
And before you know it, he'd be through a whole bottle - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
And before you know it, he'd be through a whole bottle
[Eric slurring] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric slurring]
[crowd booing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[crowd booing]
Some shows, he played 30 minutes - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
Some shows, he played 30 minutes
But you also have 25,000, 30,000 people that have... - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
But you also have 25,000, 30,000 people that have...
Get a little upset... [laughs] That you just left. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Get a little upset... [laughs] That you just left.
It was still legal to throw bottles - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
It was still legal to throw bottles
[Eric] The first disappointing confrontation with my mother - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] The first disappointing confrontation with my mother
I learned how to recover from that over the next few years. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
I learned how to recover from that over the next few years.
Becoming good at art and developing a strong interest - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Becoming good at art and developing a strong interest
By then I'd kind of developed a personal look. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
By then I'd kind of developed a personal look.
[children laughing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
[children laughing]
[Eric] I had my guitar and that was my total companion - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[Eric] I had my guitar and that was my total companion
And then there came this invitation to go to Germany, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:10
And then there came this invitation to go to Germany,
He came over to visit us in Germany - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
He came over to visit us in Germany